Norway. It’s more than just an awesome Beach House song. It’s a whole country. In an attempt to make a name for their tiny, impoverished country (Norway is actually the third richest country in the world in monetary value), a group of scientists have released a study that just may revolutionize th music industry.

Or not. Who knows?

It seems that 54% of Norwegians who were given access to music streaming services that offered new music stopped downloading music illegally. The same study also offers the slightly pointless statistics that “one of three Norwegians have now streamed music, and users report that they discover new music and feel more up to date. A good 60% say they feel more up to date on music, 68% listen to more music and 72% say they often find music they didn’t know about prior to using a streaming service.” Thus, the study proves the point that people are not so interested in stealing music. Rather, they just want to listen to music (via The Daily Swarm).

However, the problem is that people won’t necessarily pay for the streams and the streaming service might draw away music buyers. Maybe I’m just a pessimist. All I know is my new copy of False Priest just finished downloading…