What is the purpose of labels in the music industry and why do they hold so much power as well making more money than the artists signed?
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becoming a professional celebrity musician requires a metric fuckton of startup money.
there’s also a nightmare of logistics, networking, wheel greasing, etc.
sure, you can put your mixtape on soundcloud for 100 people to criticize. or you could sign with Island Records and immediately sell a million copies just by brand recognition.
and if the producer really likes you he’s gonna tell Ariana Grande to do a cameo on your first album. bam, now you’ve done an album with a real musician. sure behind the scenes she literally just showed up for one saturday and phoned it in, and you never even spoke to her, but no1 else has to know that!
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