Stop acting like having multiple smash hits and a #1 for several weeks album with extremely little promo isn't breaking even. That's incredibly out of touch with reality.
It's quite simple, when looking at it from a business perspective, singers are nothing more than products
Utilizing a product that sells $17.99 albums is more lucrative than the product that cashes in royalties from free streams
It's quite simple, when looking at it from a business perspective, singers are nothing more than products
Utilizing a product that sells $17.99 albums is more lucrative than the product that cashes in royalties from free streams
Further than that, a larger return on invest allows more latitude for artistic freedom. No one congratulates Disney for barely scraping by on a movie. It's those big profits that allow for more interesting quality projects to be developed.
Further than that, a larger return on invest allows more latitude for artistic freedom. No one congratulates Disney for barely scraping by on a movie. It's those big profits that allow for more interesting quality projects to be developed.
Which is what ultimately differentiates the trail-blazers from the trend hoppers
Also why certain artists had the luxury of coordinating surprise releases in 2013 while others needed to wait til 2016