One year after distributing its latest album, In Rainbows, via a pay-what-you-want system on the Internet, Radiohead has released information about how well its revolutionary sales method was received.

If you'll remember, whether a person should pay for the album was once a point of contention for myself and a former Jossip editor—I said one should, she said one shouldn't necessarily. Turns out that the millions who downloaded the album were similarly divided.

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While every band on MTV2 (MTV1 doesn't show bands anymore) continues to operate under the belief that neon lights and ironic celebrity cameos do a creative video make, Radiohead, composed of England's last living wizards, has once again schooled everyone in the biz on how to be great. Pay attention, Fall Out at the Gym Class!

When Radiohead's world tour started back in early May in West Palm Beach, the band shot a video in a local production company called G-Star. Run by students, the production company used an innovative form of filming where only lasers are used, making cameras and lighting unnecessary. The video for the song House of Cards, from 2007's In Rainbows LP, is highly anticipated…

After the jump, more truly awesome screenshots and the track, "House of Cards."

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Taking a cue from better band Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor will be releasing the new NIN album, The Slip, for free through the band's Web site. Sign up here to receive an e-mail about where to download the record and do your part to help destroy a music industry that's stifled creativity and screwed consumers for far too long.

We're really not all that upset about missing this year's Coachella. We can't overstate our disgust with Jack Johnson's marquee placement and, please: Vampire Weekend? Thhbbbbbbbb!

That said, being there to see Prince perform a cover of Radiohead would probably have been a delightful experience. If only one didn't have to wade through Paris Hilton et al to have had it.

It turns out there are fewer jerks in the world than a cynic such as myself would have expected. According to a source close to Radiohead, in its first week, In Rainbows, their new, pay-what-you'd-like album, sold 1.2 million copies at an average price of $8. That's a paycheck of $9.6 million that goes directly to the band. Had they released the record traditionally through iTunes, Radiohead would have likely made less than $1.50 per album. Sounds like the only real jerks here are the exposed record labels.

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This is a counterpoint to a piece titled "Am I A Jerk For Downloading The New Radiohead Album For Free?" by Jossip editor Rebecca Aronauer.

Yes, you are a jerk for downloading the new Radiohead album for free. (In case anyone reading this is unaware of what I speak, the gist of it is that Radiohead is distributing their new album, In Rainbows, only through their website, and they have allowed people buying it to pay whatever price they feel is appropriate—zero dollars is an option.) The reason you are a jerk is because the business model Radiohead created is innovative, smart and important, and you should support that, no matter how little you can give.

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Today's the day Radiohead forever changes the commerce of music. Go here to get their new record, In Rainbows, which you can have for free (and which is amazingly worth the wait).

Instead of listing a price for the record, the group announced on their website last week that it was up to fans to pay whatever they wanted for it.

With this, let us toast to the decline of Nickelback, Sony and Top 40 formatting. Huzzah!