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> Almost all of the musicians I know that were able to make a living without a major label, before 2000, all could no longer make a living. Just to verify, you

> Almost all of the musicians I know that were able to make a living without a major label, before 2000, all could no longer make a living. Just to verify, your assertion is that no major label musicians could make a living after 2000, but some (what amount approximately?) that were with non-major labels (or does this mean independent artist run endeavors?) were able to make a living? If not please clarify specifically identifying and ranking each group with references. Thank you very much in advance my friend.

jimrhods23 8y ago
"Just to verify, your assertion is that no major label musicians could make a living after 2000" I missed a word there. I meant no independent artist I know could make a living on their music after 2000 (I'm not even talking about getting rich..just being able to make their rent). After Napster, many people either demanded that it was free or would just download it and not pay the artist. Since they aren't signed with a big label, making money at live shows was pretty much non-existent. Piracy isn't about stealing a car. It's about destroying value in an entire product/piece of art. Far worse than stealing a physical item. "Thank you very much in advance my friend." Just look at things like Spotify: Most artists are getting fractions of pennies per/play and only the very famous ones are actually making anything. There have been many articles on HN about this. You can find them yourself.