Radiohead

In 2007, Radiohead made waves in the music business by offering its new album for pay-as-you-wish digital download. Today, a new Radiohead release, “The King of Limbs” early release is creating similar buzz. Some links around the web, including on Mediafire, claimed that this was an album "leak," but it was really the official launch, a day first. Resource for this article – Radiohead release: The King of Limbs early sales making waves by MoneyBlogNewz.

Finally seeing ‘The King of Limbs’ from Radiohead

Radiohead has been working on its "King of Limbs" album for the past few years. An electronic download was promised for Saturday, Feb. 19 after it was announced last Monday. The Radiohead launch of “The King of Limbs” was released early though, on Friday morning. They decided to launch it since the band was ready along with the online store. Initially, message boards were filled with excited messages reporting that Radiohead’s "King of Limbs" was on Mediafire as a leak, however it turns out that was the official release.

Cash put into ‘The King of Limbs’

Though the 2007 album "Rainbows" from Radiohead was offered as pay-what-you-want record, "The King of Limbs" has a set price. You may pay between $9 and $14 for a digital download of it. For $48 to $53, you can get the digital download plus receive two clear vinyl records by mail. The release of “Rainbows” was pretty exciting. At the average price of $6, only 40 percent of fans bought it. A lot of enthusiasts are upset that “The King of Limbs” is more expensive than what “Rainbows” cost. Nevertheless, it’s now at the exact same level as iTunes with the $1 a song price.

Music development

Radiohead is just one of the major bands that have decided to go without a major studio label. Nine Inch Nails has also moved away from labels and studios to independent, electronic distribution. The bands with really strong followings do really well with music on their own. However, digital downloads is something even small bands are doing really well with. An industry worth several million dollars a year has built up to help independent artists distribute their music on iTunes and other digital music stores. It is good to have a career without studio support. The majority is doing it.

Articles cited

The King of Limbs

thekingoflimbs.com/DIUSD.htm

Venture Beat

venturebeat.com/2011/02/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs/