So many artists are signed to different labels, but they are extremely popular. How does a label work and why would an artist even want to sign to one since labels typically get a percent of money. Also, I thought independent or indie artists were not signed to a label but if you go to Spotify and look up indie music half of them are signed to a label.
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They’re like pimps.
They don’t do none of the work, but take a huge chunk from the earnings of the ones who do. But going at it independent, is hard, because the pimps, I mean, the labels have a choke hold on the market.
Radio stations will usually sign contracts with labels to have access to their catalog. Meaning you’ll never be on the radio if you don’t sign with a label.
Same goes with music TV channels.
There used the be the case that music shops would also buy from labels, and so even if you managed to make a name for yourself without TV and radio, you still wouldn’t sell albums because they wouldn’t be in stores. But that issue has vanished in a puff of smoke since people finally stopped going to shops to buy music.
I suppose the radio isn’t as important as it used to be now. But historically, that is why artists would not even consider not having a label. And if you didn’t have one, you only cared about one thing, finding one.
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