World music market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World music market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anybody wanna guess who else this is going to be great for?

Combined, independent labels have twice EMI's US market share. Yeah, I know: that's a lot of combining, but two big reasons _artists_ have scoffed at iTunes are low-quality and DRM.

With those matters settled, it'll be fascinating to watch how deals evolve. My suspicion is that _indie_ sales spikes on iTunes may be what convinces the other majors to get into the game.