Behind the music: What do record labels actually do? You'd be surprised

For all the cycnicism about money-grabbing majors, labels still offer artists the security they need to produce their best workIn the thread beneath one of my most recent articles about the 2012 report on digital music from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, StevieBee123 asked: "Sorry – what exactly do we need record companies for again?" LawlessGreed replied with a question of his own: "If there is no music industry, how are musicians supposed to earn a living from the...

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