Originally Posted By: dga
Michael Jackson got $2.00 a record for Thriller from epic. X 65 million copies.


If you are lucky enough to be an 'automatic', you can make your deal. The one-hit wonders end up working in gas stations of department stores.

Originally Posted By: dga
Oh wait judging Vocal contests, another way.


When I found out American Idol was rigged I wasn't surprised. The entire year was a promotion for the 'winner' who was already decided. His/her competition was rigged, the judges were told how to judge and even what to say (in paraphrase) and the entire show was supposed to make a star that would save the recording industry by getting the people involved.

Nothing wrong with that except that it exploited the losers who never had a chance.

No, I don't feel sorry for the industry. They did it to themselves.

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