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  • March 2008

    • Dolly Parton Releases Album on Own Label

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 23, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Dolly Parton Releases Album on Own Label

      More than a decade after Nashville spurned her for a crop of up-and-comers, Dolly Parton is releasing a new album on her own label--and having the last laugh, as Backwoods Barbie hit Billboard's No. 2 on Billboard in its second week. That's thanks to new technologies that are creating end-run opportunities around major labels. “Now the majors are what they used to think I was: history,” the 62-year-old singer told the AP. More »

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      music  • music industry  • country music  • album release  • Billboard charts  • Nashville  • record industry  • Dolly Parton  • record contract

  • December 2007

    • Radiohead: Pioneers of the New Music Industry

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 8, 07 5:00 PM CST

      Radiohead: Pioneers of the New Music Industry

      Born of a “stoned philosophical conversation about the value of music,” Radiohead’s voluntary-pay download arrangement for its In Rainbows album has, the New York Times argues, made 2007 a watershed for the music industry. This year saw the creation of the music star free agent, as Radiohead and others turned down major-label contracts, becoming economically viable independents. More »

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      music label  • Radiohead  • digital downloads  • record industry

  • October 2007

    • Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 11, 07 2:34 PM CDT

      Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial

      The jury that last week slapped a Minnesota mom with a $222,000 fine for illegal file-sharing was tempted to do much worse. Jammie Thomas almost faced the maximum $3.6 million, one juror said. “You go too low, it's not going to stop the illegal downloading of music,” she told the AP. “People are going to think, ‘I could do this.’” More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • Jammie Thomas  • record industry

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