Oh you're not nearly pessimistic enough: >>In the U.S., recording artists earn royalties amounting to 10%–25% (of the suggested retail price of the recording[3

Oh you're not nearly pessimistic enough: >>In the U.S., recording artists earn royalties amounting to 10%–25% (of the suggested retail price of the recording[37] depending on their popularity but such is before deductions for "packaging", "breakage", "promotion sales" and holdback for "returns", which act to significantly reduce net royalty incomes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty_payment#Mechanical_royalties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty_payment#Mechanical_roy...