'We wanted to offer it as a free download', say band
Mon 22 Mar, 2010
I'm not the biggest fan of this band, but I feel for them over this issue. The album is still three weeks away from its target launch date, so who knows how many thousands of illegal downloads that equates to. Peer to peer and other file sharing methods are really destroying it for bands in this respect. I'm not just talking about this from a dollar perspective, but also because some idiot has taken away the bands right to release there music as they intended. Its a real shame for MGMT, as I'm sure they have pured everything into this album, as second albums tend to make or break you. Hopefully they catch whoever is responsible for the leak and impose a tough penalty. I also think the record company should probably push the release date forward, at least on digital format, iTunes etc. to try and minimize the leaks impact on sales. Hopefully people out there tempted to download the album illegally will have enough respect for band and just listen to it online at there Myspace page.
Tue 23 Mar, 2010
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MGMT stream new album 'Congratulations' online following leak
'We wanted to offer it as a free download', say band
Mon 22 Mar, 2010
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