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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated January 26, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Tunes.com, Inc. and to the use of our report dated June
22, 1998, with respect to the financial statements of Tunes Network, Inc.
included in Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-
88969) and related Prospectus of EMusic.com, Inc. for the registration of
13,434,102 shares of its common stock.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
December 21, 1999
