Prince, with the word 'Slave' written across his face is shown performing in New York's Rockefeller Plaza in this July 9, 1996 file photo. Recently a number of superstar acts are rejecting traditional multiyear album contracts with major record labels in favor of deals that offer bigger dollars and more creative freedom. (AP Photo/Richard Drew/FILE)AP - Prince freed himself from record labels years ago. Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have followed. Now the Material Girl appears to be kissing her big-name record company goodbye for a cool $120 million.

Radiohead, As you’ve no doubt heard by now, are releasing In Rainbows, their seventh studio album, in two different formats: a basic DRM-free download or a deluxe box version.

Well? Do artists need record labels?

Yes

No