A decade of upheaval for the record business

While the major companies that specialize in recorded music regained control during the 2000s, outside forces affected the business like never before.Apple, Wal-Mart and Best Buy achieved a unique feat that affected consumers across the country: They determined the price. Certainly negotiations occurred, but for the first time in the 100-plus years of recorded music, the labels were told by the retailers how much their goods were worth. Apple, with its iTunes store, created a singles marketplac...

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