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The argument over whether or not a musical artist owes anything to their fanbase polarises opinion and can lead to heated debates. On the one hand it could be argued that someone who makes music should be allowed to follow their own muse wherever it takes them in order to satisfy the creative urge within. If they decide to take their music in a wildly different direction or go on an extended hiatus whose business is it but their own. The individual who creates the art should have control over how it is distributed or commodified. But where would the...

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To read the back catalogue of the biggest three record labels - Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros. - is to basically look at the history of 20th century pop music. Though many began from humble roots, today, these three giant names represent many of the biggest artists in the world. The paths towards success for ‘the Big Three’, as they’re known, is far from a straight line. In fact, most of these labels began as something else entirely with different names and owners and then through years of legal acquisitions and licensing agreements became the music behemoths we know today....

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