Subj : Re: When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : Alonzo
From : esc
Date : Tue Apr 04 2023 00:18:02

 Al> Yeah, the companies still made a lot of money, but you know who DIDN'T
 Al> make a lot of money? The artists. The people who actually wrote and
 Al> performed the music. I've been a pro musician for half my life and I can
 Al> tell you that the record companies and publishing companies get most of
 Al> your royalties. The artists get very little. That's why so many big
 Al> bands still tour. It's their only way to make any money.

Can confirm, am related to one of the corporate suits sucking money out of the talent :( and one of the frontmen for a famous metal band is a good friend of mine, and he has to run a side hustle to make ends meet. It doesn't seem like a super glamorous lifestyle these days :( He was arguing with his label when they tried taking a bigger cut of merchandise, evidently that was the big thing still keeping them afloat. The way he related the industry to me was that labels always screwed talent, but in the post-mp3 world, labels made sure they could survive not by changing things internally, but actually by further screwing over the artists. Sad.

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