Nerina Pallot: Why a major label record deal still matters

What's best for a musician these days – DIY or major label? Nerina Pallot explains why a big record deal is still a huge advantageI first released an album in 2001, on a major label, just before iPod fever and at the dawn of Napster and filesharing. Album sales were only just tailing off from their 1990s peak. As a result, budgets remained robust: you could buy a modest semi in Croydon with the average video budget and I was regularly given, gratis, clothing worth more than my monthly mortga...

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