The Huffington Post recently had a great article, The Democratization of the Music Industry, that I think warrants coverage.

In summary, the article states that the evolution of the internet has reduced the need of record labels. Record labels have 2 functions access and distribution, with the internet distribution is no longer an issue, an access is slowly becoming easier too. But not only do the record labels provide the access and the distribution they also act as a filter. Only certain artists and certain songs are signed and granted the access.

I specifically want to cover this filtering. Continue reading →