- DRM IS DEAD. The final labels will drop all DRM within a month.
- Mega-Stars are soooo 2007. Find the bands you love. Support them. Who cares if MTV doesn’t play their video? YouTube does..
- The iPod is still cool but so is the Zune and other players.
- Everything is going wireless:downloads and net radio on your cell, listen to your music collection anywhere.
- NICHES RULE! Whether you like Scottish Bagpipe Metal or Mexican Punk there will be sites and communities for you.
- Don’t pay for a subscription to Napster or Rhapsody. imeem and others give you almost the same thing for free.
- Ringtones are over. Create your own and stick with it.
- You’ll get more free stuff with your downloads: lyrics, videos, artwork and more.
- More great music will become available for free thanks to ad supported sites likeWe7 and SprialFrog.
- More bands will drop their record labels and go direct like Radiohead, The Eagles, Prince and others already have.
information provided by http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/top-10-trends-in-music-for-2008/
