Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead has warned young artists to stay away from the big record labels, as the recording industry (as we know it) is dying.
Yorke says talented artists should try to make it on their own without going to record labels for help as the industry is within years of completely dying.
Radiohead's frontman went as far as to say that when the industry dies ... [ read the full article ]
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It'll be funny if Radiohead gets sued by their lable for Copyright Infringment this is a brilliant experiment by Radiohead. Another Artist I can't remember his name exactly but had downloaded his own music and was sued by his record company for downloading his own stuff, I forgot the exact year this was but hehe I'm glad artists are saying F*** You to the lables.(Yes I censored myself)
The problem with labels is they still pretend they are in a world where they control things. They ruined the music industry. That has made it so much easier for indies to make their own way. Who wants advice from morons who still thinks R&R, rap and hip hop are the only music people will buy.
The labels have ruined the lives of many talented singers and groups by ripping them out of their hard earned $$$ that now that you can get the singers/groups music online without the middleman (the labels), thereby allowing the singers/groups to get the maximum profit available without being stiffed by the labels, this has resulted in the labels are really scared.
It's maybe a little early to be hailing this as part of a "New World Order" kind of scenario, it seems too good to be true that this could be the way forward. Kinda like passing the hat round, and honesty boxes tend to get ignored once the novelty has worn off. But I sincerely hope it DOES work out. Imagine if it could be applied to other stuff, too...
