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Radiohead: 'No More Free Albums'

By soulxtc

Frontman Thom Yorke calls it a "one-off response to a particular situation." Six months after Radiohead shocked the music industry by letting fans decide how much to pay for their album "In Rainbows" the plan has become fairly accepted as a practical means of connecting with fans while still making money and better still - music on one's own terms. Yesterday, Coldplay even got into the act by announcing that it was offering a free digital download of their new single "Violet Hill," though is still oddly reverting to a paid purchase after a week's time. Thus far it's reported to have been downloaded some 600,000 times. "What we're seeing is the emergence of a new business model for established, superstar acts," music guru Alan Cross said Tuesday of Coldplay's heavily hyped return to the spotlight.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on April 30, 2008 (boomark / email).