Will All Music Soon Be Free?

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Ross Riley

30th April 2007
At 23:09 GMT

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The Guardian reported an interesting development in the music industry today - indie band The Crimea look set to break new ground by giving an entire album away.

Their debut album, Tragedy Rocks, sold 35,000 copies and they also scored a top 40 hit with the single Lottery Winners On Acid. But that was not enough to save them from being dropped by their label - Warner Music.

After self financing their new album it seems they have done the maths and deduced that they can make more money from touring and merchandise which would follow from an increased fanbase.

Hence the decision to give the album away freely. This development may well leave many record company executives twitching nervously, since the majority of their huge profits is recouped by taking a large cut of record sales. If many more bands follow The Crimea's lead we may well be set for the next music revolution.

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