SXSW 2012

Now that cloud music is here to stay and we can choose from a plethora of new services, listen to a bazillion songs, any time from any device - what’s the catch? If you read the fine print, most services offer sweet deals for the Web, but are still charging the same $9.99/month for mobile listening. Isn’t “mobile” the point of the cloud? Is the industry making progress to win over the market, or are we still moving in the wrong direction? Are the artists making anything from these services? A nitty-gritty look at models and subscriber numbers to determine whether the deal has been sweetened enough to lure the majority of the market that’s still stealing music.