The internet went a-buzz this week with the sounds of an illegal leak of Coldplay's highly-anticipated new record, Viva La Vida. To combat this, rather than pushing up the release date of June 17th, the band has decided to offer a free stream of the record via their MySpace page for international fans and via IHeartMusic for the U.S., starting tonight. What do you think - will this prevent fans from illegally downloading the leak? Will it then encourage the purchase upon release? Is there anything else that could be done?
Sidenote, what do you think of the record - yay or nay?
i think coldplay fans will be buying this record regardless, although in my opinion, releasing it a week earlier may have been better if that was an option.
Posted by: mandy | Friday, June 06, 2008 at 04:31 PM
it's like trying on jeans before you buy 'em
Posted by: chopsticks | Friday, June 06, 2008 at 05:40 PM
I downloaded it even though I have it preordered from iTunes and Amazon.
(Big yay)
Posted by: | Sunday, June 08, 2008 at 08:52 AM
listened to the record on Myspace and bought tickets the next morning...love the new sound and can't wait to see them again!
Posted by: menomena123 | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 11:04 AM
listened to the record on Myspace and bought tickets the next morning...love the new sound and can't wait to see them again!
Posted by: menomena123 | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I think it's a great idea. I'm slightly ashamed to say I downloaded the leak, but purely to decide whether or not I would buy the album.
Happily, I will definately buy it, I really enjoy the new things they try on it.
Besides, there was a free preview of X&Y before that happened on some music sites too.
Posted by: Mike Myhre | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 06:26 PM
i will definitely be buying the album even with the leak available. here are some old coldplay videos in HD:
http://music.pluggedin.com/artist/coldplay/
Posted by: Lindsee | Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM
does a pre-release leak really even hurt sales that much anymore? it's out a week early or the day it hits stores. either way people know they'll be able to get it free in the not too distant future.
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