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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" in
Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-88969) and
related Prospectus of Emusic.com, Inc. for the registration of 13,434,102
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated January 26, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Tunes.com, Inc. and to 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., filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
January 20, 2000
