A Grammy Footnote / from Broadcasting & Cable BLOG
B&C Beat fans know we like to illuminate the real meat of every story. Well, beyond the Grammy glitz and ratings turmoil lurks news about one of the biggest trends in the media biz we all know and luv -- the continuing fear-and-loathing of the web.
Seems like jazzy Maria Schneider took home an award for the album "Concert in the Garden" -- which was sold only on the web and was financed entirely by her fans, through the web-only distributor ArtistShare. It cost a mere $87G to make the album, and she's made that money back, plus more. Sez the lady: I'm not splitting the profits with the distributor, the record store and the record company. It's working so well for me!
Hmm.
Stories from CNet and Reuters. Link to ArtistShare.
By Staff at 2005-02-14 15:01 | add new comment