Is it going to get to the point where bands give their music away for free and just make money on touring?

Question

I mean with all the downloading that goes on, will there ever be a big enough performer that just releases his/her music to the world and just make money on performing?

Answer 1

Yes. I truly believe that this will be the case. I have a friend who is a national recording artist and when I asked him about piracy he said that anyone who pirates his music is probably someone who had never heard of him and probably wouldn't have ever purchased his CD in the first place. The publicity that he would gain would be far greater than any amount of money that he would lose on record sales.

Overall I think that this would help the REAL musicians and entertainers to emerge amongst all of the crap and garbage currently in the music industry because you will start finding musicians who are in the industry because they LOVE music and they aren't just putting together any old crap to make money.

Answer 2

no one in this international does something for unfastened. There continuously must be some thing in it for a individual. whether they have been a real musicianist, they nevertheless might want some thing in return. additionally they should money to purchase the equpment to make the music. additionally, I dont think of downloading music must be criminal, yet that doesnt recommend I nevertheless do it! I recommend, I want It replaced into unfastened and that i can do it with out sweat, if it replaced into unfastened, each and every of the tens of millions musicains make may be long previous. They wont make any money. and prefer I mentioned, human beings dont do issues for unfastened, so we would somewhat get any stable music. Like an occasion..Taylor Hicks, the yank Idol Winner 2 seasons decrease back, replaced into dropped from his checklist business enterprise on account that his album didnt sell stable, and he in all possibility enjoyed music, yet its for the money the checklist business enterprise needed. Plus rock bands and rappers by making use of observing them you are able to tell they're going to generally in no way do issues for unfastened (i admire rap, only telling certainty). yet I recommend, who's stupid sufficient to renowned approximately Limewire and nevertheless use ITunes and buys a music for .ninety 9 cents each and every music? I even have like 4 hundred songs on my MP3. So thats $4 hundred!.. Love Limewire.

Answer 3

see greatful dead, phish those are two bands that made most of their money touring not on album sales

Answer 4

Yeah, and I'd like all politicians to work for minimum wage....

Answer 5

Probably. Good point.