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Do we still need record labels?

The costs of making and distributing music have both come down, but streaming income is very low. John Funge examines the financial challenges facing artists trying to promote their own music.

John Funge
7 min read

It used to be every artist’s dream to get a record deal – it meant they had ‘made it’. And there were some good reasons for thinking that way. The record labels had a lot of po...

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