Consumers won’t pay for recorded music in the future — but fans will pay for music experiences

http://allthingsd.com/20111028/music-for-nothing-and-the-fans-for-free/?refcat=media

Helienne Lindvall breaks down the economics of a record deal

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/28/how-x-factor-winners-lose

Mark Mulligan on the awkward unanswered questions that led to Coldplay's Spotify embargo

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/the-awkward-unanswered-questions-that-led-to-coldplay%E2%80%99s-spotify-embargo/

leaving albums off Spotify, including Tom Waits and Coldplay

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/what-s-the-strategy-behind-coldplay-tom-1005445882.story

the new copyfight

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/10/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-copyfight.html

the new economics of the music industry (not accurate but still)

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-new-economics-of-the-music-industry-20111025

album debuting on Spotify three weeks before release

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/talib-kweli-s-idle-warship-project-debuts-1005399562.story

Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein interview

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b742a90-fe1e-11e0-a1eb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1bsLK5vll

Lessons from the Industry Formerly Known as the Record Business

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/10/lessons_from_the_industry_form.html

some research suggesting customers still like to own music

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008645

Newsbeat piece on the death of On Air, On Sale

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15276645

how Warner turns social media fans into customers

http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/marketing/231901093/how-warner-music-turns-social-media-fans-into-customers

YouTube now allows music partners to sell merchandise, digital downloads and event tickets

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/16/youtube-now-allows-music-partners-to-sell-merchandise-digital-downloads-and-event-tickets/

interview with the manager of Fitz & The Tantrums

inspiring interview with Marc Geiger

edited version:

are subscription music services a sustainable business model?

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/spotiwhy-are-subscription-music-services-a-sustainable-busin.html

Sean Parker's email to Spotify

http://www.scribd.com/doc/67465758/Sean-Parker-s-Email-to-Spotify-s-Daniel-Ek

who's funding Turntable.fm

http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/money-hunt/2011/09/13/union-square-ventures-madonna-manager-fund-turntable-fm