Record labels
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How a 360 deal takes a cut of everything an artist earns
A label's real job is funding and marketing not just pressing records
What a typical record royalty rate works out to per stream
Why artists are warned never to sign a deal without their own lawyer
Why labels own your masters and what that means when you leave
A&R scouts still decide which new artists get a shot
How labels decide which new signee gets a real promotional budget
How many albums you must sell before a label breaks even on you
Most signed artists never recoup their advance and here is why
Do record labels still matter now that anyone can upload music
How advances work and why they feel like free money until they aren't
Discogs entries for obscure pressings are more reliable than label websites
Indie labels often give artists a bigger cut and more creative control
A pop star's second album is usually where the label stops letting them experiment
Pre-release rollouts build hype long before the album drops
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