Here’s a nice article by Neil Strauss in Sunday’s New York Times on the latest battle between artists and record industry:

Behind the Grammys, Revolt in the Industry.

The major record labels depend on three things to survive: the money of fans,
the music of their artists and the support of the multinational corporations
that own them. But the labels are suddenly realizing that they can’t depend
on any of these. In the past, downturns were attributed to the cyclical
nature of the recording business. But this is the first time in recent memory
that everyone across the board