Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes

[PM_Mama00]

If record companies choose what price to sell a song at, I'm curious how many songs will actually be 69cents. It'll probably be those few songs on an album that never make it to radio.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

If record companies choose what price to sell a song at, I'm curious how many songs will actually be 69cents. It'll probably be those few songs on an album that never make it to radio.

I think you'll be surprised - check you Amazon's mp3 section, many albums go for incredibly cheap (in the $5-$7 range). The record labels are finally realizing that the majority of money won't be made through the actual music anymore, and as such, they're willing to drop prices to move product. When Girl Talk and Radiohead did their "pay what you wish" releases, the average payment price was something like $6 - that's what people want to pay, so I think you'll see a lot of albums drop to the $0.69 price across the board, especially for artists just below that first tier (example: Kanye may not go that low, but Katy Perry's group would at least consider it, and Modest Mouse would for sure).

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

I think you'll be surprised - check you Amazon's mp3 section, many albums go for incredibly cheap (in the $5-$7 range). The record labels are finally realizing that the majority of money won't be made through the actual music anymore, and as such, they're willing to drop prices to move product. When Girl Talk and Radiohead did their "pay what you wish" releases, the average payment price was something like $6 - that's what people want to pay, so I think you'll see a lot of albums drop to the $0.69 price across the board, especially for artists just below that first tier (example: Kanye may not go that low, but Katy Perry's group would at least consider it, and Modest Mouse would for sure).

If people stop buying Kayne's crap I betcha it will...LOL

Thank God for the underground internet music movement.