You make some good points. Didn't know that Itunes was suffering. Could this be from a shift towards commercial electronic in the recent years giving Beatport the upperhand and control of the market.

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I agree, except for one thing and that's that this action is already generating more buzz for him right now And he might gain support from consumers who like this move.
Again I think this is short-term buzz. If everyone took a 'free music' approach there would be no buzz/respect/promotion at all as it would be the norm. however I might not have my labels to respect or follow anymore (I grow quite attached to some) and that to me would be a shame. I get the impression that a label provides an almost collaborative mind-set for signed artists, driving movements and styles as a whole much more effectively than a solo artists could. I remember back when labels like Hooj had almost cult like followings (A modern example would be Anjuna)...people liked to be partof/follow something bigger than just an artist. I wouldn't want that type of scene to die from the industry...I think it produces more quality music if anything.