On the plus side for the grey haired soul man, he may not be selling as many CD's as Daughtry, but he's selling out concert halls like crazy!
I would rather sell the CD's. They just picked the wrong guy for the Idol last year.
Actually most of the CD sales goes to the label. The artist makes the money off the shows, concession, etc. A sad reality for the Dixie Chicks & their last tour. LOL.
Of course poor sales will likely get you dropped by the label as well. It probably depends a lot on the fine print in the contract.