A Kickstarter-like model seems like it should work quite well for music. When enough funding is earned, the album can be released to the public. Providing only

A Kickstarter-like model seems like it should work quite well for music. When enough funding is earned, the album can be released to the public. Providing only some teasers or something along those lines to fuel interest in the meantime. It is pretty hard to pirate content that is not available to anyone, and once you feel you've made enough money to release it, it doesn't matter much much "piracy" happens beyond that point – you've already been paid.