The value that record labels provide is distribution and advertising the question should be is all that distribution and advertising worth so much of a percenta

The value that record labels provide is distribution and advertising the question should be is all that distribution and advertising worth so much of a percentage. There is a reason so many bands continue touring year after year other than the want to play live, that is how they get paid. There is starting to be a rise in indie and self published bands through many online services (one of the first big ones was cdbaby, which a hner (sivers I believe) made and sold) and other things which may be the life of new bands, pop music and such will probably be burdened forever with large record labels.