What's Wrong with the Music Biz, According To The Ultimate Insider

Tommy Silverman, the music impresario behind Tommy Boy Records and member of the RIAA board, thinks the label/artist relationship is broken. In an exclusive interview with Wired.com he talks about how to fix it, questions the Long Tail, wonders why music sales are up in the land of Spotify and The Pirate Bay, and divulges a possible shady major label practice of buying iTunes singles with label money in order to hype music up the charts.