As I wrote last week, as a self-released musician, I was happy to see that Google Music includes the option for musicians to add their material to its music store, without having to through a distributor. I wish the same option were available for Apple's iTunes.

But what's the real upside for Google? Most self-released artists don't sell a lot of music and most music fans coming to the Google Music store for the first time won't be looking for such material. Also, even if this music were considered a necessity for the Google Music catalog, Google already has ...

 

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