OPINION: Are Music Fans Craving Exclusivity?

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll most likely be familiar with Amanda Palmer’s impressive KickStarter campaign (she’s raised over $750,000 through the crowd-funding platform). At risk of being ‘one more to add to the list’, I want to focus on what we can learn from her and what the success of her campaign suggests to me about how music fans are showing cravings for exclusivity…

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