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This is a serious question and it's one I don't think the recording industry can answer by suing the crap out of file-sharers. I doubt this is really the death of the major labels but it should serve as a wake up call. It's time to 1) focus more on the music, not just the bottom line and 2) shift business models and think about how to survive in the current situation (as opposed to just sitting around suing your rapidly dwindling customers).
"Prince freed himself from record labels years ago. Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have followed. Now the Material Girl appears to be kissing her big-name record company goodbye for a cool $120 million.
Could U2 be next? Justin Timberlake? Coldplay? Do superstars even need traditional multiyear album contracts when CD sales are plummeting and fans are swiping tons of music for free online, or tuning in to their favorite bands via YouTube, MySpace and other Internet portals?"This is a serious question and it's one I don't think the recording industry... more
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Some of the music industrys biggest names are considering offering their music free online following the success of the experiment by the band Radiohead to let fans download their new album without charge.
Now Jamiroquai and Oasis, two major names that are not contracted to a record labels, are rumoured to be considering following Radiohead by offering work for free, according to industry sources.
Radiohead refuse to reveal how many fans have pre-ordered their seventh album, In Rainbows, but figures from HitWise show the move pushed the site up from number 43 to the top slot for music websites in the UK.Some of the music industrys biggest names are considering offering their music free... more
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I can haz angry? People are obviously bored. This is Trent Reznor done up all LOL-like.
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Sad Kermit covers Nine Inch Nails "Hurt." I laughed. I was freaked out. Ultimately it did its job and stuck in my head like a needle in Kermit's arm.Sad Kermit covers Nine Inch Nails "Hurt." I laughed. I was freaked out.... more
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