Rick Rubin will always be a favorite of mine because of the way he revitalized Johnny Cash’s career. He’s now working with Columbia Records to try to save the music industry from itself. My hope is that the industry is finally seeing the light of day, with two labels now releasing music that is free of DRM. There is a lot more work to be done – labels continue to sign uninteresting acts and release overproduced records, commecial radio is an affront to most people’s intelligence, and the RIAA continues to sue its fans. However, perhaps Columbia embracing Rubin is a sign that the industry may finally understand that their business needs to be about the music.

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