The thing is though, that that’s still infinitely more than we get paid from radio play- Which is considered “promotional” and doesn’t pay at all!
That’s with a really good contract. A lot of artists get $0.15- $0.35 per CD sold. Some, if they have a bad contract, actually take a LOSS on each sale.
Bear in mind that that’s MAJOR LABEL artists. The local guy down at the pub like myself who’s selling his own disc gets more like $10.
And this is why the labels can’t die soon enough.
THIS. A million times, this. If you want to really support an artist, never buy a CD from a major retailer but ALWAYS buy one if it comes from the artist themselves. And buy swag. Whatever they got.
And once you’ve bought the albuml, listen to it on Spotify anyway- because even at a fraction of a cent, it’s more than they get from your own CD player.
