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So, how has the 'no iTunes' policy worked, then?

2 September 2008

Inspired by Kid Rock’s success, his label decided – bemusingly – to pull Estelle’s six month old album from Apple, too.

How did that work out, then?

Estelle’s single plunged 26 places on the Billboard chart.

But the album – did that benefit?

Not really – that tanked over 100 places down the album chart.

Another smart move by the music industry, then. Well done, guys.

Well done indeed. I thought we were past this kind of rubbish?

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