You could be forgiven for questioning where distribution companies fit within the wider music ecosystem right now. Even discounting the troubled waters over in the world of retail – as so dramatically encapsulated by Doug Putman’s 11th hour rescue of HMV – we still live in a world in which physical releases are often treated as something of a secondary concern by A-Listers such as Drake and Cardi B. Add to this the fact that musicians can now release their ...