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# AC/DC Speaks Out On iTunes & Wal-Mart
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/acdc-speaks-out/
- Published: 2008-10-14T07:04:50.000Z
- Updated: 2008-10-14T07:04:50.000Z
- Description: AC/DC has never released its music digitally and the new release "Black Ice" will be no exception. The band’s 61 year old lead singer shares why (beside the money) the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/10/acdc-speaks-out.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

AC/DC has never released its music digitally and the new release "Black Ice" will be no exception. The band’s 61 year old lead singer shares why (beside the money) the band is sticking to a Wal-Mart only CD release.

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"Maybe I’m just being old fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless ’em, it’s going to kill music if they’re not careful," lead singer Brian Johnson told Reuters. "It’s a monster, this thing. It just worries me. And I’m sure they’re just doing it all in the interest of making as much cash as possible. Let’s put it this way, it’s certainly not for the love, let’s get that out of the way, right away."  
  
Do you think AC/DC are right or has ol’ Bri’ banged his head one too many times?