When U2 was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bono made a pointed statement to the executives in the room, saying, "The way things are now, there never would have been a U2." He meant that new bands have no room to develop, and are often dropped if the first album doesn't do well. On the other side of that coin, huge names in the music world (Madonna, Paul McCartney) are leaving the major labels in droves, opting to start their own labels or jumping to smaller labels that seem better able to adapt to their artistic visions.

In what can only be described as a coup in social experimentation, Radiohead left its label behind and stunned the music industry when they announced that their new independently released album, In Rainbows, would only be available via download, and consumers could choose for themselves what to pay for it.

Willowcreek Middle School

Taylor Ailes, Brendon Alatorre, Ontrell Allen, Rachel Allsbury, Daniel Andersen, Cassandra Anderson, Muhammad Atiq, Adam Ayala, Simone Barnes, David Becker, Meaira Bennett, Kailey Berman, Brandon Binns, Valerie Black, Victoria Burgos, Andrew Burke, Lorissa Byrley, Shantia Carprue, Zachary Chandler, Miguel Chavez, Taylor Cibock, Cody Crile, Jose Diaz, Krystal Eastman, Nickolas Eftenoff, Sarah Elencik, Alexandria Evans, Brett Feehan, Koltyn Fleck, Amanie Foster, Adam Friedrich, De'Sheanna Harvey, Daniel Henker, Jordan Henson, Hannah Hizley, Charlotte Hock, Willie Holloway, Mason Hooper, Michael James, Thomas Janes, Alexis Johnson, Houston Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Courtney Joseph, Alex King, Jordan Kwiatkowski, Ian Lloyd, Julian Lopez, Mykel Lundy, Geoffrey Marcotte, Andrew Matney, Vince Meade, Arely Miranda, Jomari Miranda, Taylor Mlynski, Caitlyn Moore, De'Juan Nelson, Jessica Palos, Heer Patel, Ariella Pearman, Christopher Perry, Ahytam Pidgeon, Sierra Piro, Sara Quiroz, CarlosRichard, Aryia Ried, Brianna Rossworn, Destiny Sams, Samuel Schest, Tyler Simmons, Ashlyn Slavik, Tyler Smith, Austin Smitka, Nathan Spears, Kristen Stabolito, Eric Stearns, Lucas Sullivan, Shannon Summers, Jordyn Szakacs-Darnell, David Thomas, Brenna Uporsky, Keil Vittetoe, Brook Vogan, Jacqueline Volk, Shelsea Wathen, Robert Watson, Jessica Watts, Craig Weinberger, Alondra Zamora. Seventh GradeJena Alaniz, David Almendarez, Susan Arnold, Sarah Batey, Alexandria Beatty, Alexander Becker, Tyler Blair, Timothy Blakely, Arianna Bonnetts, Paul Bylen, Dakota Callender, Gabriella Camacho, Kelsey Canterbury, Steven Cooper, Ty Crawford, Mary Debartolo, Anthony DeMaria, Dianna Deyoung, Autumn Escoe, Savannah Feeney, Zakrey Fleming, Alexander Galbreath, Daniel Gallina, Nicholas Gerber, Christian Gonzalez, Gabriella Gonzalez, Mitchell Hooper, Jonathan Hudson, Emily Jahoda, Kaylee Jank, Shelinda Jones, Tyler Kniola, Jennifer Leary, Crystal Magallanes, Joseph Martin, Julissa Martinez, Anne-Belle Miller, Michaela Miller, Michael Mischke, Trinity Morrison, Morghyn Neal, Caitlynn O'Shaughnessy, Tiffany Oldaker, Desiree Perez, Elena Pierce, Abigail Pisinski, Gregory Prohl, Alyssa Quade, Thomas Rasch, Dominique Rattunde, Amber Rice, Katelyn Richerson, Norman Sanders, Jessica Schlimgen, Katlyn Sosa, Megan Spencer, Bradley Stemple, Derrick Swain, Ellen Szostek, Kira Thiele, AshleyThompson, Julian Torres, Megan Valetich, Justin Ward, Devon Watson, Seth White, J.R.

Baby Talk for 7/22/07Moore

A girl, Talesha Kay'ree, 7 pounds, 6.8 ounces, was born at 8:32 p.m. July 1 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Misty Skinner and Sherron Moore, Enid. Grandparents are Debbie and Henry Thomas, Enid; Jimmy Skinner, Agra; Marie Knox, Tulsa; and the late Tony Johnson. Talesha has two brothers, Shawn Marcus and Kas, and one sister, Logan.DickeyA boy, Dash Deonee, 9 pounds, 4 ounces, was born at 6:47 p.m. July 1 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Jeena White and Anthony Dickey, Alva. Grandparents are Karleen White, Alva; J.L. White, Huntsville, Ala.; Fran Nourse, Desoto, Texas; and the late Donald Dickey.KelsoA boy, Kooper Lee Martin, 6 pounds, 5 ounces, was born at 7:46 a.m. July 3 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Chad and Shannan Kelso, Pond Creek. Grandparents are Marty and Debra Kelso and Toni Lackey, all of Pond Creek.