There are actually three tracks up on the website that you can stream (which
means, by default, you can download them.)
It looks like the news reports are not accurate - you can preorder from the site
but you can't buy any tracks ahead of the street date. The preorders will ship
when the CD is officially released.
That particular track is also available at other places . . . you can download
it at http://ww.launch.com.
Alot of artists have done this type of thing and have been doing it for some
time so it's nothing new.
To check it out, go here: http://www.cher.com/home/home.html# and click on the
"Not Commercial" banner at the top.
c Karma wrote:
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> So Cher is ruffling habits around the world with her indictment of the order
> with whom she was interred as a child. I don't think it's news to anyone
> here that Joni tackled this subject already with "The Magdalene Laundries."
>
> For me, what's probably most interesting about Cher's explosive release is
> my understanding (from news reports) that the song is only available through
> her website! Now that's something special. What better way for an artist
> to maintain control over marketing than by limiting the outlet, avoiding
> creative pressure from the distribution and retail levels. Ani DeFranco has
> had remarkable success in this regard. Cher's attempt at this now raises
> the stakes considerably. I can't think of another popular artist of her
> magnitude to attempt this, can anyone else? That is other than Bowie, who
> owns his own catalog and chooses to maintain business control over his own
> publishing and masters.
>
> I'd guess that Cher has an internet identity with a legion of fans who would
> appreciate the opportunity to have first crack at new work. Hmmm. Does
> this sound familiar? If I'm in error about "Sisters Of Mercy" only being
> available from Cher's website, I apologize but it's really not a bad idea,
> is it?
>
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