From Amanda Palmer To Wu-Tang: Seven Music Mavericks Cashing In Outside The Major Label World

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What do Amanda Palmer, John Oates, Lindsey Stirling, Hanson and the Wu-Tang Clan have in common? Perhaps not much on the surface, but upon closer inspection, there’s one common thread: they’re all finding ways to have success outside of the major label framework.

These days, that’s more important than ever. Record companies have not only saved but strengthened their hold on the business by snapping up stakes in the music startups poised to dominate tomorrow’s music landscape, a...