Radiohead Agrees To iTunes Deal

Times:

Radiohead asked fans "how much is our new album worth?" when they released their record as an "honesty box" download. The answer appears to be £7.99 after In Rainbows made a surprise appearance today on the iTunes digital store.

One of the last major bands not to allow their music to be sold through iTunes, Radiohead have now agreed a deal with the Apple computer giant to release their new material.

The deal comes two months after the acclaimed band shocked the record industry by leaving EMI and asking fans to pay whatever they wanted to download their long-awaited new record.

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Comments

[leftbehind2000]

Best album of the year. These guys are awesome, and their move to bring the music to the people in 2007 was refreshing, to say the least.

Too bad none of the stations here in KC will come within a mile of this stuff since they are all owned by Clear Channel and either play the mindless pablum of top 40, the nauseating twank of talentless hacks like Toby Keith, or the teeth-rattling nonsense that causes your trousers to sag to your ankles.

And too bad we won't be seeing you at the Grammys - you know, the "awards" ceremony that really means less than nothing to real music fans. In fact, most of the best music of the year - like Radiohead, Panda Bear, Wilco, Spoon, Iron & Wine, Okkervil River, Of Montreal - will not even be remotely represented. Thank God some closet rebel at least managed to sneak Arcade Fire in.

How did the music industry become so lame?

[curiousasheck]

Sounds noble but a business model that encourages customers who don't want to pay for music to pay whatever they want probably isn't going to last very long before some steps need to be taken to avoid bankruptcy. Such as this deal with Apple.

You do have to pay the rent you know.

[JScott]

See RIAA, you're WRONG!!!!!!

Bands can still record sell downloadable/copyable tunes and STILL make money!!!!!!

[mrcontinental]

Good move guys. It will be far easier for fans to access your work there in a consist manner.