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Can We Save the Music Industry? Do We Want To?new

If you are the type of person who cares passionately about the future of music in America, this is one of the most exciting and frightening decades in modern history.
Boulder Weekly  |  Dale Bridges  |  01-05-2009  |  Music

Major Labels Could Learn a Thing or Two About File-Sharing from Lil Waynenew

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which came out June 10 on Universal subsidiary Cash Money, was one of the most anticipated albums of 2008, even though the sheer amount of material Wayne has already released in the past year -- including dozens of web-only tracks and several album-length mix tapes -- threatened to try his fans' patience as well as overload their hard drives.
Chicago Reader  |  Miles Raymer  |  06-24-2008  |  Music

Share and Share Alikenew

A file-sharing advocate predicts an end to lawsuits and money in artists' pockets by year's end.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Ren Bucholz  |  01-19-2005  |  Music

Fight Songs: Taking Up Arms Against Major Record Labelsnew

The members of Downhill Battle see a music industry that's broken -- bloated, outdated, money-hungry, monopolistic -- and they aim to fix it.
Boston Phoenix  |  Mike Miliard  |  10-22-2004  |  Music

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