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Top 10 Indie songs of the century (view source)
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==The concept==
::'''The Top 10 Songs by independent-label artists, since 2001'''
Registered [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] users are asked to rattle off one to five nominations for this fun [[music]] poll. [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] will compile the final list of nominees, then set up a public voting process, and do all the layout and audio sampling work from that point onward. Just so we're clear, the songs you nominate should be original music performed by artists who have not ever signed with one of the four major labels (which account for 85% of music sales in the United States), nor any of their imprint subsidiaries. Thus, we must exclude any song released by a band or performer who has ever been under contract with:
==The Big Four labels==
'''Universal Music Group'''
:The Universal Music Group sells more music than any other major label. They accounted for 25.5% of the market in 2005, according to IFPI. The group's well-known label imprints include:
*Geffen
*Interscope
*Island
*Motown
*Universal
'''Sony BMG Music Entertainment'''
:Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the second biggest major record label in music sales. They accounted for 21.5% of the market in 2005. The company's well-known label imprints include:
*Arista
*Columbia
*Epic
*J
*Jive
*RCA
'''EMI Group'''
:The EMI Group is the third biggest major record label in music sales. They accounted for 13.4% of the market in 2005. The group's well-known label imprints include:
*Astralwerks
*Capitol
*EMI
*Mute
*Virgin
'''Warner Music Group'''
:The Warner Music Group is the fourth major record label in music sales. They accounted for 11.3% of the market in 2005. The group's well-known label imprints include:
*Asylum
*Atlantic
*Lava
*Reprise
*Rhino
*Warner Bros.
==How to nominate==
The song should have been released after January 1, 2001. (Yeah, I'm still a stickler for the new century not having started until 2001, not 2000.) Please pick the songs based on what you consider to be the "best" songwriting, musicianship, and production, in the aggregate sense.
In the space below, submit the song, the artist, the year released, the recording label (to confirm it's not owned by one of the Big Four), and if possible a link to where a sample of the song might be heard for free on the Internet. This is '''not a vote''', but rather the nomination process. (We will put these to a vote later -- probably on a site like [http://www.vizu.com Vizu.com], or maybe here on Centiare with a widget script for polling!)
==The nominees==
Please model the format of the following first nomination.
*''Transmitter'', by '''Spiraling''' (2002) from Brizmuzik. [http://www.purevolume.com/spiraling *Listen here*]
www.airspun.com
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