How much money do artists get from record sales?
 

I was just wondering if any of you guys know what kind of a cut musicians get from releases such as CDs and downloads? I would imagine its not that much and that the record companies get a disproportionate amount, but I may be wrong...

not much, most of it goes to the record company. i don't know the exact percentage but i can probably find out for you. bands make most of their money touring.

check this out

http://www.kittyfeet.com/diy.htm

I would guess it varies greatly from band to band and record compny to record company.

1-2 dollar per recordis realistic

according to a friend of mine who's a musician by profession, her band gets like 80 or 90 cents for every $15 CD sold, which is approximately something like 16 percent?

utter fuckery.

keep on filesharing kids. it fucks the record company, not the band.

Maybe your "friend" is just stupid?

Ever think that's a possibility?

You're fucking stupid.

I used to get 67% from my CD sales.

Now who's stupid?

in what band?

edit i am so fucking terrible at doing math

that's like 6 percent not 16

it seems unreasonable but when you consider the fact that it's on an independent label for a band who makes most of their money playing shows in new york city...well it's still unreasonable. but it's not surprising. considering this, the CD is probably more like $10 but i've never bought one because i don't have a CD player so i don't actually know, in which case they would be getting 9% off a CD which is more reasonable.

finish school and you won't fail at math.

traditionally, a percentage between 10%-15% after recouping costs and investments (also known as advances.)

some bands get more, some less.

IN WHAT FUCKING BAND?

Depends on the band and the record company.
Big bands do receive a lot of cash for it though, my dad's a musician and he used to have a big hit in Belgium during the nineties. He still receives lots of money for it... I dunno I'll ask more about this shit tomorrow.

that's probably royalties, not sales money.

see edit re: miscalculations on my part because i can't fucking do math.


IN WHAT FUCKING BAND DID YOU COLLECT 67 PERCENT OF THE MONEY FROM CD SALES??

Good article on this in Wired with David Byrne:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/m...urrentPage=all

$1.

they get fuck all.. its about 10% if they have a good deal.....

the band i am kinda doing p.r. for are lucky to make a cent out of their first two releases but they are doing it independendtly and by themselves..

anyone who gets more than 20% of sales i would look at with an arched dubious eyebrow......

$1.

I don't know ask The Beatles.

Tons! Loads! They make so much money, man. Why do think they call them rock "stars"?