US music sales increase for the first time since 2004 on the strength of digital downloads | The Verge
Over the past few years I’ve struggled with the paradox that on one hand music is incredibly valuable to me, yet on the other hand I can obtain it easily for free. I would try to justify not paying for albums by supporting my favorite bands by going to see them in concert when they came to town but the truth is, my hard core concert going days have come and gone. Then a couple months ago I signed up for Rdio, an awesome music service that allows my to listen to just about any song I want, on any device, for about $10 a month. For me this is a great deal, $10 is bargain for the ease of accessing endless high-quality music files without having to search around the web. I’m really happy to see this article saying that for the first time in 7 years music sales have actually increased in the US. My hope is that the music industry will continue to adapt and find new ways to get both the labels and the artists paid.
