Okay, I can see your point. I think it's important to note that labels still have a much larger promotional push than going indy does. If we run with the Drake

Okay, I can see your point. I think it's important to note that labels still have a much larger promotional push than going indy does. If we run with the Drake example, I think he would have easily gone #1 without them, but I don't think he could have become a household name or gone on worldwide tours without the support of big business. The original post suggested that artists would leave labels. I still think this is more or less another data point that suggests a more balanced artist-label relationship, and not a massive tipping point. But I realize it could be - it's just something i'd have to wait and see