none of the things said rang as true to me as the statement that “…just because you are independent does not mean your intellectual property is worth less.”

Perhaps I have been under a rock, or simply not paying attention, but it would appear that iTunes is now offering pre-release streams of upcoming albums. The Red Hot Chili Pepers‘ new album, “I’m With You”  is now available for listening at iTunes .  It will be streaming free until the album’s release date.  

When I first decided to write this post I was going to write on royalty rates in the music industry.   It has been the source of big discussions on my TWITTER feed with some great people.  After putting some deep thought into this I realized I don’t feel that the discussions have been really about royalties [...]

Well, this isn’t my personal opinion… but according to Amazon.com today Lady Gaga’s newest album (featuring the fastest selling Single in history)  is available for 99¢.  I’m not sure if I view this as the deal of a century or an absolutely offensive indicator of where the music business is going…  Of course what Amazon