Originally Posted by gideongallery

you don't know what you are talking about, major artist are making more money today becuase to things like corporate sponsorship of their live tours, mainly because they don't have to take an ass raping (90% off the top) to the record companies.

it only the clueless talent who lets the control them that are losing out, the smart talent realize that 5-10% commission (radio head) on their ticket sales thru their affiliate link is worth way more than the entire value of the album (they made more from the free downloads because of these commission then they would have made if they sold them at full price thru the label).