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Web-Only Album Wins Grammy

Posted by timothy on from the kids-are-alright dept.

blamanj writes "Jazz artist Maria Schneider won a Grammy last night for her album 'Concert in the Garden.' What makes this unusual, according to CNET, is that she might be the first artist ever to win a Grammy for an album distributed solely on the Web. None of the sales were in record stores, and the album was financed through Artist Share."

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  1. Music..the other way by pronobozo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For someone that is coming from the bottom up, i can say that time is the key. Without millions of dollars to spend on promotion, independant artists have to find a different way to communicate with the masses.

    Internet is their greatest tool, so with a bit of time and dedication you can reach millions of people from the comforts of your own home.

    I don't think it's about the music industry now, it's about the new uprising of artists taking a step on freely distributed music. The RIAA has their game, but we have ours too.

    Instead of changing them, lets just use our own method.

    that's my .02

    - pronobozo

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  2. The "Social Revolution" Begins by Dana+P'Simer · · Score: 5, Interesting
    A few days ago I posted in response to another reader's comments about the "Social Revolution" that is occurring due to P2P software.

    This is precisely the way in which this "revolution" should happen. This artist has choosen to distribute her music only over the internet. Because of her choice many people are able to enjoy her music that might not otherwise. She also has cut out the RIAA member middlemen. We need more artists that are willing to do this.

    Her choice, though, is the key issue here. An artist that does not make a similar choice should not have thier right to make that choice usurped by a bunch of thieves with bittorrent clients.