this is exactly why i barely buy music, and i think that companies have wayyy too much power.
The big pirates go after the little ones.
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While I still do prefer to purchase my music rather than download illegally, this is a terrible truth. And even the actual artists have to pay people back for producing their music, so they have to sell a certain number of albums in which ALL the profit goes to pay everyone else, and THEN they begin to make profit themselves. So, for an artist selling 1 or 2 million copies, the first million or so, they don’t make anything off of. The next million is where they begin to make their teensy profit.
If you’re looking to support the artists themselves, buy some of their merchandise. A t-shirt sale will earn them way more than an album sale. (:
(Source: freewheelinjavier, via heroburger)
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and the actual artists are the smallest cut of all of them. that’s fucking crazy.
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always say, Tattoos & booze & date nights & dog food don’t pay for themselves :D but re: the graph…Holy shit, that’s...
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In. Fucking. Sane. This is why I give as much money to The Boys as I do.
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I’d rather download all the music free and send a check directly to the singer. Or donate to a charity the singer...
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