not to mention that artists are then CHARGED for things like videos, recording time, promotion, etc. Why do you think TLC was bankrupt?
This is all comival also because in other entertainment news Spiderman DVD sole 7 MILLION copies in ONE DAY.
Music people need to address why people feel so comfortable buying a movie (supplemental footage, behind the scenes interviews and info) even though you can download those online too.
And stop with the one hit wonders. I'll be damned if I shell out 17 bucks for a cd with one good song. Been burned one time too many.
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Originally posted by Arya
Actually, recording artist are making very little off cd sales. Most of them make their money from touring. Here is an example:
A very famous recording artist, let say the Rolling Stones will probably get 15 points out of 100. That's only 15% of sales. Now a mid-level band will be lucky to get about 5 points. That means 95% of the money go to the record label, and 5% go to the recording artist. Why do you think a lot of bands and artist don't mind when their fans download their music, they're not getting much anyway. This example might be totally wrong, but that is because i just got back from a wine tour and we stop in aobut 14 wine farms and had wine tasting. Oh the joy of being out of work but having dollars in South Africa.
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