tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573811200391514443.post4553841253923627239..comments2023-10-09T05:07:37.911-06:00Comments on Some People's Kids: I Want 10 Million to Not Play BasketballAdamBezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691934984593021593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573811200391514443.post-31703101031854204062007-08-02T20:20:00.000-06:002007-08-02T20:20:00.000-06:00"Under the traditional recording agreement, record..."Under the traditional recording agreement, recording artist royalties usually range from 10% to 25% of the suggested retail price for top-line albums (although many record companies have begun to compute royalties on the wholesale price). However, there are many deductions made for items such as packaging costs; free goods; responsibility for the payment of producer royalties; reserve accounts; return privileges; midline, budget-line, record-club, and foreign royalty reductions; 90% sale provisions; new-technology rate reductions (which may even affect CD royalties); cut-out and surplus-copy provisions; video, tour support, and promotion expenses; recording costs; advances for not only the current album, but past albums as well; ownership of websites; and merchandising rights."<BR/><BR/>http://www.ascap.com/musicbiz/<BR/>money-recording.htmlThe Inevitable Muck-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026840195833621359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573811200391514443.post-72223620486441762742007-08-02T19:46:00.000-06:002007-08-02T19:46:00.000-06:00So to equal what he made in his buyout(6.3 million...So to equal what he made in his buyout(6.3 million), he'd have to sell 900,000 Copies. He's almost there, watch out.AdamBezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691934984593021593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573811200391514443.post-37555553132426450582007-08-02T19:43:00.000-06:002007-08-02T19:43:00.000-06:00The album is good and i think he get $7 a cdThe album is good and i think he get $7 a cdAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891483403436760397noreply@blogger.com