DavidJames

I think the death of the physicals market will mean the death of people paying for music full stop. Why should someone pay 79p for something from iTunes which can only be transferred to five devices, when you can pay nothing and get the same song and do what you want with it?! (I know labels are looking into getting rid of DRM but still...) At least when people used to copy CDs for their mates, there was a visible difference between a crappy CDR and the quality product you bought in the shops. Maybe it sounds sad, but I get excited about Mondays to see all the new releases in the shops, buying it, looking through the booklet etc. How can you get excited about an MP3 file? Why the labels ever thought that the solution to declining physical sales was to make them increasingly cheap and remove all the content? What's the point in a 99p 1 track CD?! I'm not naive enough to think there's still a massive market for them, but if you hide singles in the darkest corner of a shop on a tiny stand and then when you find the one you want there's no unreleased tracks, remixes or anything on it, why would you bother - even if it is 99p?! Thus concludes my rant :lol:

I much prefer 'Don't Stop The Music' over 'Hate That I Love You'. Looks like they might be skipping it in the UK though :(

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I noticed on my local radio station, BRMB's website, there's a half hour Rihanna concert to watch and also an interview. You have to sign up to watch it, but it's well worth it. She does 'Rehab', 'Shut Up And Drive', 'Unfaithful', 'SOS', 'Hate That I Love You', 'Umbrella' and a Bob Marley cover. I'm going to see her at the NEC in December - I can't wait now! http://www.brmb.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=354...usic&b=menu

I'm looking forward to KT Tunstall, Gabrielle, Jennifer Lopez, Sugababes, Alicia Keys, Spice Girls, Nicole Scherzinger, Kylie, Mariah, Madonna... loads! Very strong release schedule for Quarter 4 this year.