But somehow Katy Perry and Lady Gaga can make a living?
If you consider Katy “I kissed a girl” Perry and Lady “will do anything for attention” Gaga Rock and Roll then I guess they made it.
It used to be that concert tours were promoted by record companies to sell records and get them played on air, which was where the real money was. Now records are put out to promote concert tours, and that’s where the real money is. Say, 10,000 tickets at $70 a pop average, 700K gross for a couple of hours. Times 50 tour dates, that’s 35 million in a couple months.
“But somehow Katy Perry and Lady Gaga can make a living?”
Don’t forget Miley Virus.