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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 the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Emusic.com, Inc.
for the registration of 2,340,898 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
April 24, 2000
