This article from the NYTimes examines if Radiohead’s “pay what you want” credo has worked out for them with the release of “In Rainbows.”

The NYTimes take on In Rainbows with an interview. “Under a typical recording contract, a band receives royalties of about 15 percent of an album’s wholesale price after expenses are recovered. Without middlemen, and with zero material costs for a download, $2.26 per album would work out to Radiohead’s advantage”

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