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Saturday 11th February

Music Stars 'Still Need Labels'

Posted at 7:19AM Wednesday 10 Mar 2010

Record labels have put the case for why they are still essential in the digital age.

Global music industry body the IFPI said it wanted to counter the "myth" that artists can make it on their own.

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