So, if he only wants to sell whole albums 'to keep the integrated experience', he will not create a 'Best of' album, allow his songs to be included in a 'Top 100' type of collection or even a CD single or EP.
Otherwise he's just a hypocrite.

He probably is...

Pieter.

Who the h*** still listens to Kid Rock? He's a has-been. Not to mention his music is the anthem for trailer trash.

Kid Rock sounds like all the other overpaid crybabies in Hollywood! Whatever happened to the consumer is right? Will I ever buy his music because it needs to be played as a whole album to get the true artistic experience? I think not! By the way if itunes sucks so bad, then why has it surpassed all other outlets for music to become the largest seller of music in the U.S.A. I think Kid Rock needs to wake up to reality. P.S. My local radio station only plays his cough cough (hit-single) about 4 times a day I have yet to hear any other of his songs from this latest album!

This guy takes no pride in his personal appearance. Gets in fights all the time. I've only heard once song that he has produced that has a half ways decent beat. Even his stage name is lame, Robert Richie has a much nicer right to it than Kid Rock. Its kind of like Vanilla Ice. Are these CB handles or names.

Let him go sign up with Rhapsody. I don't think he'll be missed.

I say that he has every right to put his songs anywhere he wants. For the good or ill of their sales.

But to dislike iTunes for stupid reasons, that is just stupid.

"Many parties are said to be irritated with the restrictions of iTunes, which can include DRM, an insistence of selling tracks separately, and pressure to offer exclusivity in exchange for advertising on the iTunes homepage.

If you do not like DRM, let Apple sell your songs with out DRM, If you do not like selling singles, ONLY allow album sales. See how well it works. :-)

Just a though.
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Kid Rock sounds like all the other overpaid crybabies in Hollywood! Whatever happened to the consumer is right?

Whatever happened to 'the artist rights'? You all bemoan the RIAA because they supposedly strip you and the artist of their rights. But you don't mind when you want to strip the artists of their rights.

It is an artists' rights to do with their "art" (and I use that term loosely with Mr. Rock) what they wish. If they want to hoard it, sell it, give it away, that's their right. But it is also their right to restrict how it is presented.

I guess the 'consumer is always right!' crowd thinks it would be OK to trim out the background of the Mona Lisa and just show that, because, well, that's the good part.

"Popular rap-rocker Kid Rock"Popular? Really?"Many parties are said to be irritated with the restrictions of iTunes"Mainly greedy record labels and increasingly irrelevant competitors, like Real and Microsoft."which can include DRM, an insistence of selling tracks separately"Apple was the first commercial music distribution company to vocally oppose the use of DRM. Steve Jobs wrote an open letter stressing the pointlessness of DRM and urging all music labels to offer their titles DRM-free. iTunes offers the OPTION to buy music in separate tracks. Not the obligation."and pressure to offer exclusivity in exchange for advertising on the iTunes homepage."Get real - iTunes is a huge force in the music industry and any artist featured on their home page immediately translates into big sales. Asking for exclusivity is simply a shrewd business tactic. If a company like Microsoft were in such a position of power, they'd probably demand exclusivity just to get our foot in the door.

I really can't care any less since I don't listen to his music. And really, I don't think it's a big loss to anyone. Apple barely breaks even from running the iTune music store.And his fans aren't going to stop buying Apple products just because he's not on iTunes.

One less piece of garbage to have to sort through on ITunes. I can't stand Kid Rock anyway!