anotherblogger.com— Weird Al Yankovic has revealed that he makes more money as an artist with a traditional album sale than he does with a download, even though the download has less overhead costs.
Jun 13, 2006View in Crawl 4
Yeah but that's the problem.99 out of 100 artists don't have the pull to do anything about it. They (Record Industry) throw the contract on the table, and the artist signs it. There's very little negotiating. Sure, every once in a while someone can start their own label and start selling that way, but how many artists can afford to do that?The record companies and those representing them (RIAA) are all a bunch of greedy f**king bastards and I'll stick it to 'em any way I can, every time I can.Support the Artists, I've always said that. Unfortunately, buying songs on iTunes doesn't do that.
Ug! Day after day I see you kids have no sense of business. 1) Thats the contract he renegotiated! Its his fault.2) Many artists dont have digital downloads in their contract and the music company own the publishing rights3) W. Al is likely to sell more downloads than CDs in this new environment. Sure the music industry benefits more, but so does W. Al However, this is a cross over period where downloads may not be that much for him.You guys have to remember - the artist ALWAYS agrees to these deals by signing the contract.
Personally, I can't stand Weird Al. With that said, I expect to be buried.This is due to contract renegotiation. Weird Al might want to read his contract next time. He's a big enough seller that he probably has a degree of pull in contract negotiations. It's his own fault for not reading the fine print regarding digital or "alt" distribution of his music.For those of you blaming the consumer, a good comparison to buying just one song versus a whole CD is this: If you want 3 gallons of gas for your car they don't make you pay for a full tank.If anything, Weird Al (and many other artists) are making money from people they never would have. There are many single tracks I have bought from iTunes simply because I didn't have to buy a full CD for the one or two songs I liked.I guess this just puts the responsibility on the Artists to make better music.
otherland - True, Apple is a corporation. But its been estimated that 70% of revenue from iTMS goes to the record labels... while Apple pays for all the bandwidth, servers, and development costs. If Weird Al is claiming that he gets much less from the deal than from records, then clearly the record labels are holding on to most, if not nearly all, the money they receive from Apple. Therefore, Apple could start a label and pay the artists directly all of that money. Apple would have the same deal it has now and the artists would get a substantial raise.redivider - try reading before commenting.
pabsterJun 13, 2006
Yeah but that's the problem.99 out of 100 artists don't have the pull to do anything about it. They (Record Industry) throw the contract on the table, and the artist signs it. There's very little negotiating. Sure, every once in a while someone can start their own label and start selling that way, but how many artists can afford to do that?The record companies and those representing them (RIAA) are all a bunch of greedy f**king bastards and I'll stick it to 'em any way I can, every time I can.Support the Artists, I've always said that. Unfortunately, buying songs on iTunes doesn't do that.
antdudeJun 14, 2006
Yep, dugmirror rocks!
cyclotronJun 14, 2006
Ug! Day after day I see you kids have no sense of business. 1) Thats the contract he renegotiated! Its his fault.2) Many artists dont have digital downloads in their contract and the music company own the publishing rights3) W. Al is likely to sell more downloads than CDs in this new environment. Sure the music industry benefits more, but so does W. Al However, this is a cross over period where downloads may not be that much for him.You guys have to remember - the artist ALWAYS agrees to these deals by signing the contract.
freydnotJun 14, 2006
And Barenaked Ladies (mostly live shows - FLAC and MP3)<a class="user" href="https://www.werkshop.com/bnllive/index.jsp">https://www.werkshop.com/bnllive/index.jsp</a>
Closed AccountJun 14, 2006
Personally, I can't stand Weird Al. With that said, I expect to be buried.This is due to contract renegotiation. Weird Al might want to read his contract next time. He's a big enough seller that he probably has a degree of pull in contract negotiations. It's his own fault for not reading the fine print regarding digital or "alt" distribution of his music.For those of you blaming the consumer, a good comparison to buying just one song versus a whole CD is this: If you want 3 gallons of gas for your car they don't make you pay for a full tank.If anything, Weird Al (and many other artists) are making money from people they never would have. There are many single tracks I have bought from iTunes simply because I didn't have to buy a full CD for the one or two songs I liked.I guess this just puts the responsibility on the Artists to make better music.
kuroaisuJun 14, 2006
I wrote a detailed story on where the money goes when you buy Weird Al's music on iTunes. <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/music/The_Math_Behind_Weird_Al_s_Raw_iTunes_Deal._">http://digg.com/music/The_Math_Behind_Weird_Al_s_Raw_iTunes_Deal._</a>The math will absolutely make you want to scream. If you respect and love the musicians who entertain you, read this article and make an informed choice.
kuroaisuJun 14, 2006
The answer is no, they dont. Not by a long shot. I did the math and wrote this article to share... The best info I can come up with says that Weird Al probably makes close to 85% less money when you buy 12 tracks from iTunes than when you buy his latest album (which happens to have 12 tracks). <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/music/The_Math_Behind_Weird_Al_s_Raw_iTunes_Deal._">http://digg.com/music/The_Math_Behind_Weird_Al_s_Raw_iTunes_Deal._</a>
dignonJun 22, 2006
otherland - True, Apple is a corporation. But its been estimated that 70% of revenue from iTMS goes to the record labels... while Apple pays for all the bandwidth, servers, and development costs. If Weird Al is claiming that he gets much less from the deal than from records, then clearly the record labels are holding on to most, if not nearly all, the money they receive from Apple. Therefore, Apple could start a label and pay the artists directly all of that money. Apple would have the same deal it has now and the artists would get a substantial raise.redivider - try reading before commenting.