I think it's obvious that the music industry is headed towards an "all you can eat" model to generate the bulk of revenue related to its recorded properties.

I think it's obvious that the music industry is headed towards an "all you can eat" model to generate the bulk of revenue related to its recorded properties. Either this (doubtful) or a premium on your MP3 player (likely), or something else. What will be interesting is how this changes the way music gets marketed. I actually don't see anything changing. Labels will simply push all their artists into 360 deals where the labels get money for not only their record sales but also everything else, touring, merchandise, etc. The incentive is still going to be there to promote acts that classically "sell" even if "sell" no longer includes record sales.