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Originally Posted by ThatOtherGuy
It doesnt.
It never will till artists cut the middlemen.
Artists that have grabbed hold of there work are making shit tons.
Prince is a primary example.
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There are enough wealthy, well connected artists out there that if they truly hated the system they could form record company that basically does exactly what Prince has done. The artists cold create a record label, choose their executives to run it and make it very artist friendly. They could pay the artists the lions share of the profits and keep some for the company to help develop new talent and support existing acts.
The problem is most artists don't really mind the system until they have blown through all their money, no longer sell many records and have to stay on the road a10 months out of the year to make a living.Then they look back and see what could have been. By then it is too late.