How does album sales work?

[kuruptDPG]

does the artist like get 60% of the money, wer the rest goes to the label or is it depending on the contract?

i dont kno much about the business side of the music but jsu wondering how much do artists take from ther album sales?

[MarshColin]

All depends on your contract. Master P changed that whole game with the independent label deals.

[kuruptDPG]

can sum1 give an example please? eg dpg album, anythn

[BOX5 the best poster on this site yell]

you should ask shade sheist this question,i think he could give you the best answer on it yell

[kuruptDPG]

shae wer ya at?

[MisterX]

It's generally around 50 cents to a dollar per album. It varies depending on the contract. And out of the money that you get, they deduct recording costs, music video costs, etc.

[MontrealCity's Most]

^^^ thats what i heard. Minus the dedcutions for videos and what not. I dont think they do take much.

50 cets per record when records were being sold16-17 dollars in the late 90s is not a lot.

but then again guys like snoop, dmx and specilay jay-z during those days were selling like 4-5 and 6 million records.

[Shade Sheist™]

Album sales are not based on how many people actually went out and bought the album..
It is based on how many RETAILERS and WHOLESALERS purchase album units in bulk..

When your favorite artist went Platinum.. some of them actually did have a Million+ people go and pick up copies..
others.. may have sold 15 copies.. but SHIPPED 1Million... makin them Platinum!

..this is nothing new.

as far as how much they get paid.. It depends on the deal.. but back in the day, it WAS cents!
I was one of, if not THE FIRST, *New* artist from the West to get an R&B budget for an album ($1Mil+)
AND.. the first to receive more than a dollar per unit sold.. under a major.. very rare!!

this was back in day...

fast forward to later in this decade..  We sold over 175K units collectively in 2006..
we sold units at 10 dollars even.. we pocketed a minimum of $8 a unit!

a KOCH deal gives artists 3 to 5 dollars a unit.. BUT.. they engage in recouping monies spent.

WE (PYO) pay for our own advertising, promo, etc.. so when we recoup.. we're essentially paying ourselves!

It gets no better than Putting Yourself Out.. otherwise.. dont u think I wouldve signed to Interscope or Universal by now?

and yes.. they offered. You thought Quik and AMG were the only west artists getting major attention!?

I wish I didn't have to keep explaining that MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS RAPE.

Furthermore.. who gives a fu*k if 1million people like you all at once........ if YOU DONT MAKE A PROFIT!

If I sell to only 1000 people.. I can stand to make 10K.. so do that 175 times.. and well.. u have enough money to run ur own PYO!


Peace & Respect

[Mackin]

^^That was On Point!!
+1
Thanks for breaking it down!!
I think I'll go start my own PYO*

[187Proof]

Album sales are not based on how many people actually went out and bought the album..
It is based on how many RETAILERS and WHOLESALERS purchase album units in bulk..

When your favorite artist went Platinum.. some of them actually did have a Million+ people go and pick up copies..
others.. may have sold 15 copies.. but SHIPPED 1Million... makin them Platinum!

..this is nothing new.

as far as how much they get paid.. It depends on the deal.. but back in the day, it WAS cents!
I was one of, if not THE FIRST, *New* artist from the West to get an R&B budget for an album ($1Mil+)
AND.. the first to receive more than a dollar per unit sold.. under a major.. very rare!!

this was back in day...

fast forward to later in this decade..  We sold over 175K units collectively in 2006..
we sold units at 10 dollars even.. we pocketed a minimum of $8 a unit!

a KOCH deal gives artists 3 to 5 dollars a unit.. BUT.. they engage in recouping monies spent.

WE (PYO) pay for our own advertising, promo, etc.. so when we recoup.. we're essentially paying ourselves!

It gets no better than Putting Yourself Out.. otherwise.. dont u think I wouldve signed to Interscope or Universal by now?

and yes.. they offered. You thought Quik and AMG were the only west artists getting major attention!?

I wish I didn't have to keep explaining that MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS RAPE.

Furthermore.. who gives a fu*k if 1million people like you all at once........ if YOU DONT MAKE A PROFIT!

If I sell to only 1000 people.. I can stand to make 10K.. so do that 175 times.. and well.. u have enough money to run ur own PYO!


Peace & Respect

Props for layin game out there for us to soak up Shade. 

[Shade Sheist™]

^^That was On Point!!
+1
Thanks for breaking it down!!
I think I'll go start my own PYO*

That is a legitimate dream of mine, Homie!

I essentially broke the hinge on the door of the Indie Game..
and yes, I kinda cheated.. with my previous Mainstream success being my crowbar..
but the thing is.. only my inner circle seems to know how to push this door.. while everyone else is pulling!

how does that one GTA3 song go..?  oh yeah.. GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY BROKE AND YOU'RE SO PAID!

[Mackin]

^^That was On Point!!
+1
Thanks for breaking it down!!
I think I'll go start my own PYO*

That is a legitimate dream of mine, Homie!

Hahah..You Got nothing to worry about..I was responding to what you stated here=>

If I sell to only 1000 people.. I can stand to make 10K.. so do that 175 times.. and well.. u have enough money to run ur own PYO!

Peace & Respect

Again, your Previous post was very informative!

[Johnny B]

thanks for the info Sheist.

I had a feeling that's how album sales work.

if the artist doesn't sell well, then the retailers get fucked. haha

[Lunatic]

Shade knows the fucking business

[Shade Sheist™]

Well... Shade doesn't wake up in the morning worrying about much.. if anything.. let's say that!

I always wanted to share this info with the public.. but I didn't want to come off any type of way..
a lotta cats would've thought I was hatin on a supposed "platinum" artist when really I'm not..

just tellin it how it is..

now that im financially good.. I can afford to talk about topics that used to be off-limits..

Infomal Introduction was my best album indeed.. but I only saw money from touring and features..

BTWBTH is next on that list.. independently released.. and we pocketed close to a quarter mill off of sales from just my website..
which means, Im not even including itunes and all the other digital stores that now carry our product!

...which doubles anything we sold to date!