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Also there's two sides of it, I mean, a band like us, at our level and the way we have to promote ourselves and usually radio just completely turns their back on us, at the same time I think Mp3s help promote us somewhat, spreading the word about the album and stuff.

— Kenny Hickey

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm into it, I'm into MP3's; I think there's no way you're ever going to be able to legislate people having to buy a record in order to listen to it. You have to look at it as a means of promotion, and if the music is good enough, promotion is a good thing.

— Britt Daniel

I think from an artist standpoint, you have to put out music that you feel like represents you and things you feel like your crowd wants to hear. And if that drives them to go and download the album or the single, that's what we want.

— Jason Aldean

People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.

— Kygo

If part of the purpose of making an album is to get some radio play, then you might as well think about that. But that's not really how we picked the songs.

— Mike Gordon

It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it.

— Rihanna

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

— Norah Jones

An album, for me, is not just a commercial product. It's about presenting a world to people, for them to explore and enjoy. How they do that is up to them.

— Alison Goldfrapp

I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me so I have to cover all the areas with my album.

— Lil Wayne

This is a business built on promotion. We've been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years.

— Hilary Rosen

✗Opposing Perspectives

Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.

— Derek Sivers