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Originally posted by CinnamonGirl
About downloading--a friend of mine (who's somewhat familiar with the music business) recently told me that artists only get a very small percentage of album sales; they make most of their money from live shows, and the label gets most of the album sales money.
Any truth to that? I've always tried to dl songs I already own, or plan on buying, but if I'm supporting the label more than the artist...well...screw that...
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Yes thats true in most cases. Most bands get a nice little initial signing bonus and then have to give it right back to the label to pay for their studio time. Then the label usually gets rights to the songs, gets most of the royalties for the songs, including cd sales, radio play etc. The bands get their money from touring... wich is why alot of them dont really have much money at all cept for the superstars. This is also why no one cares when the RIAA throws the "your hurting the artist" guilt trip on everyone, because they've been hurting the artist and the consumer for a long time.
So yes, when you buy a CD you're usually giving the label alot more money than the artist. Some bands will have better leverage in making deals with the labels depending on their success.