Music industry to sing a new tune.

• Position: Your Life - Technology forecasted to deliver music to consumers faster and cheaper - Brief Article

In the next few years, going to the mall to pick up the latest compact disc by the newest band or pop star will be a thing of the past, proclaims futurist Eric Garland. As wireless devices grow less expensive and consumers become more comfortable buying online, traditional methods of music delivery will become obsolete. "As wireless communications, recording, digital funds transfer, and other technologies progress, it will be easier and less costly for musicians to reach their audience;' he told the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md.

By forgoing pressing, trucking, and...