The more contacts you have in the music world the better chance you have to find a musician who can actually do what you want to be done.

$75 is a pretty low amount to pay a professional vocalist. $200 to $400 is a good ballpark number for a pro from Nashville for example. New York or London will cost more.

Paying a vocalist or other musician to sing or play something you want to create does not need to be profitable. In fact, it most likely will not be.

Paying for a vocalist is no different than buying another guitar that you have no real need for.

I have spent thousands of dollars producing music that may have sold some but never made a profit. I don't regret spending a penny on it.

What to get in the big time?

According to the research, acts like Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber (ugh), Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift are the most expensive to book, with an estimated rate of $1 million-plus per performance, while it'll run you around $125,000-$175,000 for “Happy” singer Pharrell.

There are vocalists on this forum who are wonderful singers and there are some who can not carry a tune around in a water bucket but are super entertaining to listen to. There is no requirement to sing well to be well-liked.

Just sing, we will listen and 99.9% of us will be very kind in our remarks.
This is a nice place with nice people.

Billy

EDIT: Just in case you actually want to hire Taylor call the office at (212) 645-0555 and one of our Taylor Swift booking agents will assist you in hiring Taylor Swift for a private event anywhere in the world.

Last edited by Planobilly; 02/15/22 04:51 PM.
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”