] The world's five biggest music labels have successfully ] forced Apple to increase the prices it charges for songs ] on the online iTunes Music Store. ] ] As we reported back in April, the major labels have been ] engaged in negotiations with the Mac maker in a bid to ] persuade it to put up prices. [ Foot. Gun. Bang. Fuck the big 5, more than ever. They need to die, now, and be replaced with more agile, artist-friendly, consumer-friendly independent labels. Fuck the multimillion dollar bubblegum crap and fuck the marketing budgets. -k] Major labels 'force 70% price hike' on Apple | The Register |