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Unbundling The Album: A Business Case For Releasing Single Songs

Many fans prefer buying singles instead of the whole album. Most agree with this and yet, the music industry has stubbornly stuck with the business model of releasing albums. On. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/02/unbundling-the-album-a-business-case-for-releasing-single-songs

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Many fans prefer buying singles instead of the whole album. Most agree with  this and yet, the music industry has stubbornly stuck with the business  model of releasing albums. On Music Think Tank, Frank Woodworth has  written an essay to prove that selling single songs can be better than  selling albums.

“In a song based system, there is always something new to engage the media. If an album of songs is released, you lose that newness factor when pitching for placement.” (Read On)