I believe your right!Originally Posted by Win2Win
Some of these groups are going the right way, give it away for free, and accept donations on the web site for it. I'd have no problem giving a fiver direct to the band for an album, as I'd know they got most of it.
When I download music it is to see if I like a new band, if I do, I'll then buy the live DVD.
Wasn't it Girls Aloud that made no money themselves until the 3rd album?And what the record companies forget to tell these new 'stars' is that the champagne & limo's all come out of the artists cut, not the music industries
I saw Girls Aloud at Sandown park Esher a couple of weeks ago, I thought they'd be cocky big heads but they're actually not at all like that.
But anyway, apparently the girl band TLC made little or no money, the late Lisa Left Eye Lopez was once very honest about it in an interview. She said when they finished their recording and touring, they were hit with a huge bill for the limo's/travel cost's etc I think they even had to pay for their own studio time! Which can be very expensive!It seems they all worked very hard to make their band successful, oblivious to the fact that they would end up with little or nothing!
The interview was old so maybe they have made money now...
