The struggle currently taking place in the mobile industry between hardware manufactures and operators is being mirrored in the music business. Artists want more control of how their music is distributed, they want to engage their fans using today’s newly available social mediums and they’ve recognized that this silly concept of a record label oligopoly needs to die; likewise manufactures want to tap into the consumer space directly rather than letting the operators take all the credit.
Reuters has an interview with Dave Stewart, now heading Nokia’s Artist Advisory Council and Dr. Tero Ojanperä, who as of the turn of 2008 is now VP of Entertainment & Communities, to discuss the current digital music market, how mobile is changing everything and the Nokia Music Store.