A couple of points. Boy band (and girl band) often seem to conflate the word 'band' with an entity that produces / creates / makes their own music ... with a g

A couple of points. Boy band (and girl band) often seem to conflate the word 'band' with an entity that produces / creates / makes their own music ... with a group of people that can sing or mime to a song someone else made, without needing to play any instruments. In 2002 there was a story about Carly Hennessy[1] (who later made at least one somewhat contentious 'comeback' on a pop TV show in the US) who'd basically been financially destroyed by a wager the music industry had placed on her at our (and her) expense. We don't seem to be making much progress on this front. [1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1014678641479060480 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1014678641479060480