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Originally posted by Satellites
It will only become harder for flops....Selling 5 million singles is nothing compared to selling even 3 million albums.....Especially for artists who get most of the money from their sales.
Now Rihanna for instance could sell albums and singles....But right now that doesnt seem to be the case....She isnt selling singles like she once could and her album has yet to pass 2 million.
Im sure she would rather sell 2 million albums.... than 2 millions singles! Because she doesnt wanna be a Kesha... She wants to be a Superstar for the long run.
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My point is that the established artists aren't immune to the negative trend of album sales. It may not hurt them as much right now in 2010, but they will be hit hard, eventually. Sure, they might be able to sell
relatively large amounts of albums, but it doesn't change the fact that every year the industry devalues and the labels lose money on their artists instead of getting a return on their investment.
Unless something changes, soon nobody will be able to sell 3 million (especially when the generation of album consumers stop buying, stores will stop stocking as many albums). Then, it will be 2 million, then 1 million. All the while, the cost of making the album hasn't changed and you're getting less and less money back. Hiking up the price will only drive the trend further south.