The snowball of music freedom is growing faster

    Coldplay


    On April 29th, Coldplay uploaded a new single, “Violet Hill,” to their site for free download . The people rushed there ... The site, naturally, for about forty minutes lay bloody. The song was downloaded 300,000 times in 12 hours, and more than 600,000 in 24 hours. The
    new Coldplay album, “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends”, will be released on June 12. In his support, free concerts are planned in London and at Madison Square Garden ( New York ). On Wednesday, May 7, the 7-inch vinyl single Coldplay will be released as a free app to NME (New Musical Express) .
    upd: already in the first place
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    Metallica


    The idea that you can earn very decent money on your music and no money, defend the Creator, you do not need “labels” at all, finally came to the most backward sections of the population by all of us beloved Metallica group.
    Drummer Lars Ulrich gave an interview here to Rolling Stone and said that the newest album M will be the last under the contract with Warner and they are now engaged in "studying the experience of Radiohead and Trent Reznor [Nine Inch Nails]."
    But there were, there were good old days when Metallica filed a lawsuit against Napster , and Lars made a statement to the US Senate Justice Committee ( here it is ). Let’s be unforgettable!
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