Making sure musical artists get credit ??

catsareniice1 · April 2013

If you buy a cd from say a site like Amazon.com, does the musical artist get credit? I love to save money but not when it comes to making sure these people get the credit they deserve.

I assume they do get credit through a site like iTunes even though iTunes must take a nice cut.

Where are some good places to buy cd's to ensure the artists are aware of the sale and receives proper credit for the sale?

emily1004 · April 2013

I'm not 100% sure about musical artists, because the record companies have a lot of control over profits and where music is sold. The artist gets a percentage according to what is in their contract with the record company. If the artist has a website, som

Apollo11235 · April 2013

I'm not totally sure on this, but here's how I'm under the impression that it goes: for a sale of an mp3 or a new cd, the artist gets royalties - not sure if this is a set dollar amount or a % of the sale price; for a used cd, the artist gets nothing, but

athlete010688 · April 2013

Apollo11235:
I'm not totally sure on this, but here's how I'm under the impression that it goes: for a sale of an mp3 or a new cd, th

R.Wilsonny · April 2013

Are you looking to buy main stream artist music or are you looking to buy music from more 'indie' labels? I think the indie and smaller labels that are not owned by one of the bigger corporations, you might see the artist getting a bigger cut from the

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