http://www.blackweb20.com/2008/03/26/who-says-the-music-industry-is-dead/ Covering Web 2.0 Trends on African-American Websites and in African-American Culture Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.blackweb20.com/2008/03/26/who-says-the-music-industry-is-dead/#comment-2713 mega Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:59:35 +0000 http://www.blackweb20.com/2008/03/26/who-says-the-music-industry-is-dead/#comment-2713 I think the important thing to note is that the music industry isn't dying but the model has definitely changed and the majors have been slow to change and so there is significant disruption of the eco-system, but not a death. Distribution models have changed enabled by technological advances and artist are getting smarter about taking the middle men out of the mix. Frankly it has been time for a change and where it all falls out nobody knows. I think the important thing to note is that the music industry isn’t dying but the model has definitely changed and the majors have been slow to change and so there is significant disruption of the eco-system, but not a death. Distribution models have changed enabled by technological advances and artist are getting smarter about taking the middle men out of the mix. Frankly it has been time for a change and where it all falls out nobody knows.

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