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The Insider: Class Wars

As we wind down to the end of the year and the music industry takes its traditional long view of what constitutes a Christmas break (normally December 1 marks the end of anything really meaningful) it is fair to say that 2009 has been a very confusing year indeed for anyone trying to equate the media and industry view of what has been good to the public view of what has been good musically.»

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The Insider: Beyond The Death of The Critic

In Depth by The Insider

In the latest edition of The Insider, the art of criticism in the world of Web 2.0 is put under the microscope.»

The Insider: No Sell Out / No Sale – Why the audience are not blameless in the free content debate.

In Depth by The Insider

Amidst all the talk of a new way of selling music through brands and using advertising to make tracks free, seldom does anyone within the music industry actually ask themselves the question as to whether this is a good thing. »

The Insider: How the 'Albums Artist' is being strangled

In Depth by The Insider

The music industry has problems. It isn't digital downloads, it isn't necessarily piracy. It is far more fundamental than that. It has forgotten how to maintain careers. That isn't to say the world has been wiped of 'career artists' but the truth is they are a rapidly diminishing breed.»