Saturday, September 5, 2009

Fans & Funds

Mark Wahlberg in a forgettable role.Wanna be a rock star?

With the music industry in crisis because of digital sharing, signing with a major record label is getting harder and harder to do these days. So, more and more musicians are turning to their fans for financial support to record and distribute their work. And they are courting them in some ingenuous ways.

Producer Christopher Blagg looks at the emerging trend of fan-funded music.




Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young.

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