Artists don't like online music sales. Meh.

You know, I think they're very misguided in thinking they can force the public to buy music only on their terms, but truthfully I only buy albums--online or not.

What I have done is become much more selective--especially with CDs priced higher than I would like. Kid Rock would absolutely lose out with me, because I wouldn't buy his hit single under any circumstances. Maybe he doesn't care about me (and that's fine, because I don't care at all about him, or his crappy music), but he's really not looking at the big picture.

He should want the most number of people to listen to his music, because by maximizing the total number of ears hearing your stuff, you will automatically have the best chance of also maximizing your long-term earnings potential. By insisting the only way to "enjoy" his music (an exercise I leave up to the reader) is via the CD, then he's leaving out a rather large number of ears.

For the learning impaired, more ears equals more earnings potential. That is all.