LOL @ FIST BROWN

hls2000 said:

leonche64 said:

The system is still in place. The record companies are still taking the lions share of the money in the industry. Artist will typically make a touring deal separate from the record companies, or with a better deal than they get for the record sales. That is why you can often see performers from different record companies on the same show. Artist are not really missing that money, because it was never theirs anyway. That is why we see them branching out into different areas. Puffy sells Vodka, Jay Z sells liquor, and Sammy Hagar sells Tequila, and everybody is trying to sell clothing. But the tour is where the rubber meets the road. AC/DC, Bon Jovi, U2 have each come off of massive tours recently that generated hundreds of millions in ticket sales. These guys are pretty much finished selling records in any meaningful way, but are playing to their strengths in the current atmosphere. I give you 2 great examples. Luthor Vandross and Patti Labelle. They had notoriously bad deals with their record companies, but each made millions on tour.

So your response is basically, money still goes to companies, not the artist. Except for concert ticket sales? Do they get to keep more of the money from performances? Alright, thanks.

Artists get about ~33% of the total ticket sales. I read that on Billboard.

Beyonce's album selling without a top 10 hit Chris's career is back on track. Amazing. Overall album sales are up for the first time since 2004.

kittenmoon said:

hls2000 said:

So your response is basically, money still goes to companies, not the artist. Except for concert ticket sales? Do they get to keep more of the money from performances? Alright, thanks.

Artists get about ~33% of the total ticket sales. I read that on Billboard.

Oh good. Thanks.

What? Beyonce's album wasn't certified double platinum during it's first week???