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Billboard Top 40 is a poor measure of "stardom lasting." "Money earned" would be a better one. If they can get a steady residence in Vegas or Branson, or play
by AlbertCory 2y ago
Billboard Top 40 is a poor measure of "stardom lasting." "Money earned" would be a better one.
If they can get a steady residence in Vegas or Branson, or play the state fair circuit, they're still getting decent money.
Other stars managed to move into producing or guesting on other people's records.
Norman Greenbaum lived off "Spirit in the Sky" for many, many years.
> "Rock 'n' roll is a young man's game"
That's why Taylor Swift credits herself as co-writer of songs that other people write for her. That way she gets some the publishing royalties, which last a long time. "Change a word, get a third."
- m463 2y agoI wonder if "money earned" correlates super well. The amount of money available and the way music was pushed might have favored a few groups represented by big record labels. Nowadays with streaming and algorithms I wonder where the money goes and if it makes it to artists in the same uneven way. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/music-industry-revenues-by-format/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/music-industry-revenues-by-...
- khazhoux 2y agoYour metric is worse. Playing Vegas, Branson, or the summer winery circuit makes you a working musician, but no longer a "star".
- AlbertCory 2y agoYou're right, they're not "stars." They're still better off than the group struggling to gig at the local bar.