Mon 5 May 2008
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
No ads, no teasers, no hype, no waiting. A few days ago a message on the Nine Inch Nails website told fans that something was coming May 5.
Today, a new album, The Slip, arrives and it’s free to download again.
Nin.com will be chockers, so hit The Pirate Bay to get The Slip.
There’ll be a review of the new album up here in the next day or so.
Trent Reznor makes releasing albums that will be scooped up and appreciated by millions look easy. The major record labels are watching his soaring new wave of success closely, and nervously, for good reason. Nine Inch Nails is now selling hundreds of thousands of CDs, DVDs, books and downloads direct to fans, using free albums as a promotional tool for the live shows.
It’s a business model for bands both huge and just starting out which makes major record companies irrelevant.
Free Rules : Give Music Away, Make $1.6 Million In A Week
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