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Wired December 18, 2007 David Byrne	David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists -- and Megastars What is called the music business today has became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But there have never been more opportunities for artists to reach an audience.
AskMen.com Steve Richer	How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 Anders Bylund	The Tale of an Extinct Business Model A business model that never existed before this decade kills off the music industry at large.
Wired September 2006 Eric Steuer	The Infinite Album Release a traditional 13-track cd? No thanks, says Beck. Instead, he serves up a collection of songs, remixes, and videos that fans can piece together any way they want.
Salon.com June 14, 2000 Courtney Love	Courtney Love does the math The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster and "sucka VCs."
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Anders Bylund	Music Industry 2.0 How to invest in what looks like a deeply troubled music sector. Hint: Think outside the CD case.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Radiohead's Sonic Boom Radiohead will allow its fans to pay whatever they like for its newest album, available on the Web, giving fans the opportunity to cut out the middleman and deal directly with their favorite bands. Is this the future of music?
The Motley Fool July 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CD Is the New Vinyl As compact disc sales continue falling, the industry must take a stand. In the worst-case scenario for the labels, the distribution power will shift toward recording artists. In the best-case scenario, the exact same thing happens -- just a bit more slowly. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Music Industry's Downward Spiral Another musician has gone from turntables to turning the tables on the music industry. Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor announces that the band has liberated itself from record labels.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Music for the Masses Sony, the fourth and final major music label to offer downloadable tunes in the unshackled MP3 format, will be available in the virtual aisles of Amazon.com later this month.
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The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Good Riddance, Major Labels Last week, Radiohead announced that it's going solo and releasing its next album digitally, without the helping hand of a major label. Nine Inch Nails followed suit this week. Oasis and Jamiroquai may be next.
AskMen.com Kyle Grace	Top 10: Comeback Albums All of these top 10 comeback albums helped to not only pull careers out of the toilet, but also remind fans of what the fuss was all about in the first place.
Salon.com December 19, 2001 Eric Boehlert	Why the record industry is killing the single One of the most hallowed symbols of rock 'n' roll is on its way out, and consumers -- and artists -- are the losers...
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Wired February 2003 Charles C. Mann	The Year The Music Dies Record labels are under attack from all sides -- file sharers and performers, even equipment manufacturers and good old-fashioned customers -- and it's killing them. A moment of silence, please.
HBS Working Knowledge November 30, 2009 Sean Silverthorne	Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse says it is time for the industry to rethink products and prices for digital music..
The Motley Fool March 4, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Music Industry Gets Nailed Again The Nine Inch Nails' new four-volume instrumental album, Ghosts I-IV, was released Sunday night in digital form.
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