Indie record label sales are up (and they're having more fun, too)
Ryan from Sellout Central points out this good article in the Contra Costa Times about the rise of independent record labels.
Lump in the majors labels' limited artistic vision and controversy over such things as their punitive approach toward file sharers, and suddenly indies aren't just cool -- they're becoming major players. Their share of the CD-sales market has risen steadily over the past decade to where it now measures 17 percent of all sales, says Billboard.
This is cool. I'm happy to see that the indies are starting to make some money. The majors just can't keep putting out terrible music and expect that they aren't going to lose some business over to the indies.