As announced in a recent BBC article, Prince has agreed to release his latest album Lotus Flow3r via US retail chain Target. Prince, known for his activism for the protection of the musician?s copyright, chooses to price his album at $11.98 only. And he is not the only one; both AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen have also distributed an album via Wal-Mart, ignoring the record labels.
Artists here make their point clear: this is their way of showing their dislike of the labels? policies and against music piracy as well. They are actually pioneers towards a change of status regarding the domination of the music business by record companies.
CD prices can become more affordable, music piracy can be tackled and a larger percentage of the profit can go where it actually belongs, to the artist. But we shouldn?t misinterpret Prince. Giving out his album Planet Earth for free in the UK with The Mail On Sunday newspaper is not an invitation for free (and of course illegal) downloading. The greedy labels? policies
Posted: 8 March 2009. Continue reading »
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