This is a great article and very insightful. I couldn’t agree more.
http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com/2008/11/5-cent-downloads-5-cds.html
Downloads are coming…
April 11, 2008 By View Comments
cNet is running an article about an EMI label, Caroline Records, that brings foreign music stars to the US. They are starting a new trend with promo though, instead of sending out thousands of CDs (and causing issues like my other post), they allow the reviewers access to a secure website where they can listen to the songs. The coolest part is they don’t print up any CD’s until the download demand is high enough.
So a major label is dumping the disc in favor of downloads, at least, until the artist has enough demand to warrant a disc. It’s easy to see that soon, they won’t even print up a disc because they realize it’s easier to just leave it all digital and they can make more money that way. Now if they would just do away with DRM altogether…
Limewire launches music store
March 18, 2008 By View Comments
I’ve tried Limewire once or twice. I’ve gotten away from the whole file sharing thing, although I will be adding my own files there once we get them all finished up. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Limewire has opened a legit, for-pay music store. I’m stoked because they are working with mostly independent labels and acts.
The store can be accessed through the Limewire app, or through the web. You can buy tracks individually for $.99 each, or opt for a subscription which works similarly to eMusic.
- Silver subscription: $10 a month for 25 songs (40 cents per track)
- Gold subscription: $15 a month for 50 songs (30 cents per track)
- Platinum subscription: $20 a month for 75 songs (27 cents per track)
Not bad! All the tracks are DRM-free 256k MP3s. Not super high quality, but good enough anyone’s iPod or computer speakers. Expect to see Christopher Joel on the list once we get the album done!
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