Trent Reznor Wants To F*** Ticketmaster, Scalpers Like An Animal

Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor has posted his thoughts on the role of scalpers in concert ticket sales, and the complicity of Ticketmaster: TicketMaster has essentially been a monopoly for many years – certainly up until Live Nation’s exclusive deal ran out. They could have (and can right now) stop the secondary market dead in… Read More Trent Reznor Wants To F*** Ticketmaster, Scalpers Like An Animal

The Trent Reznor Case Study: NIN Is The Future Of The Music Business

Techdirt’s Michael Masnick discusses why Nine Inch Nails is the future of the music business: Since completing his earlier major record label contract, musician Trent Reznor has been experimenting with a variety of new and unique business models for Nine Inch Nails to reach and connect with fans. This case study explores Reznor’s experiments, examining… Read More The Trent Reznor Case Study: NIN Is The Future Of The Music Business

Free Album From Nine Inch Nails The Best Selling Album Of 2008

Need a reminder that the Internet has changed the economics of music? Nine Inch Nails‘ Creative Commons licensed Ghosts I-IV, which was released as a free download, is ranked the best selling MP3 album of 2008 on Amazon’s MP3 store. Despite the fact that you could download Ghosts legally from file-sharing networks, and despite the fact… Read More Free Album From Nine Inch Nails The Best Selling Album Of 2008