Kudos to Lily Allen and her record label for embracing the times and doing two smart things. First of all, they are offering a legal free download of ‘Remixed,’ a remix album of twelve songs. Secondly, they are offering the download on all the popular file sharing sites and clients.
The label has set up a special site where you can download the album via Torrents, Demonoid, Rapidshare, zShare, Sharebee, or Megaupload.
In these troubled financial times, the free download aspect is a great promotion for Allen’s latest album "It’s Not You, It’s Me." Everyone loves free stuff, so there’s a bigger chance of gaining new fans by offering this freebie. That Allen is also embracing the file sharing sites is a great application of the adage "If you can’t beat them, join them!"
You can download the songs or the whole album here.
Embracing File Sharing
Lily Allen Puts Complete Free Album on Sharing Sites
Trend Themes
1. Free File Sharing - Embrace and offer free download of remix albums through popular file sharing sites to promote new music and attract new fans.
2. Legal Downloads - Provide legal downloads for music albums through various file sharing sites to protect intellectual property rights while still accessing wider audiences.
3. File Sharing Promotion - Use file sharing sites as a way to effectively promote new music and increase exposure by offering legal free downloads of albums.
Industry Implications
1. Music Streaming - Disrupt the music streaming industry by offering legal free downloads of new music albums through various file sharing sites, instead of traditional streaming services.
2. Record Labels - Record labels can take advantage of free file sharing sites to effectively promote new artists and music by offering legal free downloads of albums.
3. Intellectual Property Rights Management - Create innovative and disruptive solutions for managing intellectual property rights of music and media distributed through file sharing sites.