There’s a tiny little piece on LYLE LOVETT a/k/a the former Mr. JULIA ROBERTS at MSNBC online. LOVETT has sold 4.6 million albums and he claims to have not made a dime from those sales.
WTF?!?
If LYLE LOVETT has over four and a half million albums sold and is still in the red what does that mean for some of these rappers who haven’t totaled one-quarter of that yet claim to be reaching their status as millionaires from the record business? I think we all know the deal about that now.
LOVETT considers his albums as promotional tools for his live shows.
His record label must feel the same way and that is why they pocket all the money his album sales generate. They must consider that their promotional fee.
Being a musician is a great way to go broke.
“If LYLE LOVETT has over four and a half million albums sold and is still in the red what does that mean”
all it means is that his deal is shitty…
At least he got to punch out of his weight class, i.e. hook up with Julia Roberts. Julia’s not all that, but for him, it must have been like releasing Thriller, so to speak.
Hey it has been reported that Mary J. Blige was still living in the projects during the height of her 2nd disc My Life. She really didn’t make money but I guess some one did because they released a remix CD of her popular debut.
That’s why the really smart recording artist hit the road and make sure they have a killer show. You can never go wrong if people are willing to pay $10 and up to see you perform.
Does Public Enemy still tour hard internationally? Yup.
Considering the fact that many of the dirty practices in the music industry is written down and many people know the game, it is very interesting that some people are still signing bad deals.
What many people don’t realize or acknowledge is many young hip hop artist shaped and controlled their careers in an unprecedented manner and quickly reaped the benefits really early in their careers.