 | NIN Leaves Label October 10, 2007 2:47pm in thoughts |
 As mentioned many places over the internet, Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have left their record label and are now as they put it, "free agents". They follow other big bands like Radiohead to be without a record label. NIN is a pretty well-known band and for them to break away from the record label and make it known as to why, here's a link to an interview a little while back with Trent Reznor. Interview with Trent Reznor Reznor makes a valid point. Record labels are greedy SOBs. Charging an extra $10 for the changing CD ink that costs an extra 83 cents? PLEASE. And it's not like the money is going to Nine Inch Nails. Nope, its going to the record labels who want more money. Trent is completely against that and wants his fans to be able to afford his music. The prices the labels charge today is making that harder and harder for the majority of people. So where does this leave the record companies. Their insistance on DRM and ripping off fans is putting them in a position I don't think they have yet realized. Some record companies are giving in to removing DRM, others are too stubborn to look at the bigger picture. But if this keeps up, you almost wonder how many more bands are going to speak up against the record labels. Their tactics against the P2P companies and users are only giving them more bad publicity and some bands have gone so far as to say "steal our music". And don't even get me started about the iTunes store. I support NIN and any band that stands up to these musical oppressors and hope that the record labels find some way to embrace the digital age or else NIN and Radiohead leaving might be the least of their concerns.
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