p2p news / p2pnet: Danger Mouse is in the news again, at the same time providing a powerful signal that the Big Four Organized Music cartel has stepped even closer to acknowledging p2p as the distribution vehicle for the 21st century.

Ironically, DJ Danger Mouse’s once seriously pissed off Big Four member EMI, the others being Warner Music, Vivendi Universal.

EMI exploded with wrath when his Grey Album, mixed from Jay-Z’s Black Album and The Beatles’ White Album (EMI has dibs on the latter), showed up online.

EMI fired off Cease & Desist notices like confetti, providing priceless promotion for the album.

Now, “Crazy by Gnarls Barkley has made pop history as the UK’s first number one song based on download sales alone,” says the BBC.

“Until this month, download sales could only count towards a chart position if the song could also be bought in shops. But under [Big Four Organzied Music cartel] new rules, downloads can be counted as long as physical copies go on sale the following week.

“The song, used in ads for Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show, has been downloaded more than 31,000 times on all internet sites, a spokesman for HMV said.”

Behind Gnarls Barkley are Danger Mouse, aka Brian Burton, and hip-hop artist Cee-Lo, says the Beeb.

Also See:
exploded with wrath – Grey Album goes Gold, February 25, 2004
BBC – Crazy song makes musical history, April 2, 2006

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