We’ll Pay You to Listen to This

The World

The music industry is dying, and the smart money says the key to success is giving music away for free.Scott Blaszakhas a better idea: he’ll pay you $10 to download his album. “Free is not enough!” Blaszak says. He has a name for his revolutionary business model: “PremiFree.” You saw it here first

(Featuring Pace Rommel, with voiceover by Mark Price and music by John Delore and Jay Frederick.)

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