We can only hope that this starts a trend in the music world, where the artists make the money they deserve.
....Labels?? Where??? Marketing machines?? LOL
Name rec made them 90% of the money still tho even if a small band made 10% of that after production costs thats not bad.
Wait, so they didn't need the RIAA to make money?! Impossible!
In all seriousness, that's pretty good. I mean, they probably would only get a fraction of that with labels, RIAA dues, etc.
Even though I've never heard a 9"-Nail's tune (yet) - I am *proud* of their initiative! MORE Power to them!
(The RIAA is 'dogmeat' now. In fact, they already have been, for some time now).
GO NINE-INCH-NAILS! GO!!! :-D
Originally posted by A_Klingon:you'd be surprised most alternative stations run them now and then.
Even though I've never heard a 9"-Nail's tune (yet) - I am *proud* of their initiative! MORE Power to them!
(The RIAA is 'dogmeat' now. In fact, they already have been, for some time now).
GO NINE-INCH-NAILS! GO!!! :-D
never liked their music...
Originally posted by A_Klingon:"Head like a hole
Even though I've never heard a 9"-Nail's tune (yet) - I am *proud* of their initiative! MORE Power to them!
(The RIAA is 'dogmeat' now. In fact, they already have been, for some time now).
GO NINE-INCH-NAILS! GO!!! :-D
I think the most important thing here is that they have set a most impressive, positive precedent for other musicians/songwriters, (even the highly-established ones) to follow, who may want to adopt a measure or two here that the nine-inch-nails have established.
The revenue is going directly to where it is most richly deserved - to the *musicians* who made it all possible in the first place! - and, traditionally anyway, without whom the RIAA wouldn't even exist.
At last! The unscrupulous middle-man has *finally* been AXED! (Can't wait 'till they go bankrupt). :-D
Labels will still have a place. This works for Radiohead, NIN and others who have sold tens of millions of records in the past. NiN tried this with a new act on their label and it failed on them. Labels will be around for a while. Although, I agree that if you've already had like 3-5 albums out and you have a sizable fan base, you don't need to be signed to anybody but yourself. Whether using the digital model or only releasing physical CDs.
I´m really happy for Trent Reznor and his team how this worked out, even though I also agree with Zippy that reputation helped a good deal along way. Saul Williams new album didn´t sell anywhere near those numbers (allthough it must be said that the model used was a bit different).
As a fan I´m just amazed at how productive Trent is. 'Year Zero' about a year ago, then extensive work on Saul´s new album 'The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust' and now 'Ghosts I-IV'.
Originally posted by WierdName:It's not the RIAA that makesup the CDs but the labels do, they also own a band's songs, so NIN could be breaking copyright.
Wait, so they didn't need the RIAA to make money?! Impossible!
In all seriousness, that's pretty good. I mean, they probably would only get a fraction of that with labels, RIAA dues, etc.