record labels are ridiculous. they serve up crap artists and expect a huge return of money for them. file sharing programs show that people dont want to pay outrageous prices for cds, specific songs may be good, or they may not… if i were to like a band, i will buy the cd. if i download the song and hate it, i wont buy it, and ill be glad i didnt waste my money on it.

record labels are also known for making fake mp3s of their artists and ‘share’ those fake looped songs. i had this issue with some eminem songs. i downloaded the songs to see if i liked them before i bought the cd, they were all crappy loops. i decided not to buy the cd because of that (later realizing that the record label released those fake songs). mp3s may be just as helpful to record labels as radio is… but since the song is heard without any money exchanging hands, then that is piracy and wrong… screw you record labels, you suck and so does your expensive as hell, crap pop music. the end.

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