Leaving Record Labels Behind

摘要

To divine what the record label of the future might look like, keep an eye on the relationship between a band and its management. The creaking and jerry-rigged structure of the major-label music industry continues to sag. Madonna ditches her label for arncomplex $120 million, three-album pact with concert promoter Live Nation. Radiohead self-releases its In Rainbows and makes a digital version available for whatever fans want to pay. (Me-too mutterings from other artists follow.) Radiohead's move netted kudos from writers and bloggers, which, given how many writers and bloggers adore Radiohead and despise the music industry, shouldn't surprise.