FROM 'UNDERNEWS'
Tech Dirt - An article from The Root goes through who gets paid what for music sales, and the basic answer is
not the musician. That report suggests that for every $1,000 sold, the average musician gets $23.40. Here's
the chart that the article shows, though you should read the whole article for all of the details:
Going back ten years ago, Courtney Love famously laid out the details of recording economics, where the label
can make $11 million. . . and the actual artists make absolutely nothing. It starts off with a band getting a
massive $1 million advance, and then you follow the money:
What happens to that million dollars?
They spend half a million to record their album. That leaves the band with $500,000. They pay $100,000 to
their manager for 20 percent commission. They pay $25,000 each to their lawyer and business manager.
That leaves $350,000 for the four band members to split. After $170,000 in taxes, there's $180,000 left. That
comes out to $45,000 per person.
That's $45,000 to live on for a year until the record gets released
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