Does giving your music away give you the opportunity to expose it more people? Or does it devalue it, ultimately making people less interested? Are you more or less inclined to download new music if it's free and available to all? Is taking the opportunity to (presumably) share with more people result in less people hearing it in the long run? If this is true, we're definitely doing it wrong.

This article from Digital Music News discusses some evidence that musicians who charge for their music may wind up with more attention, more listeners (some buyers, some not) and ultimately greater success.


Want More People to Care About Your Music? Then Charge for It…