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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE
Has anyone ever wondered how much money Ayu makes per single copy sold? I wonder if her income is a lot less than when she was at her peak, but at the same time she does sooo much like with her concerts, etc.
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Originally Posted by jbrat2219
Artists don't make that much money from single/album sales anyway, do they? I think she makes her money mostly with concerts since people are paying to see her versus paying for a product. But I honestly don't know.
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It really depends on the artist's contract terms with the record label. Based on my understanding of American record deals, major labels typically set the artists' profits at 2-5% per specified CD quantity sold in advance of the CD's release. Smaller indie companies usually split the profits 50/50 with the artist. Since so many "middle men" at the label receive a greater financial share from music sales, that's why some singers try to compose, arrange, and produce their music themselves so they can receive a bigger piece of the pie. And too, if a CD sells less than predicted, or if the record company refuses to release the CD, the company might refuse to pay the artist until any debts from the "failed project" are cleared. MP3/digital download sales are an entirely different animal altogether.
Even though this chart is about bands, it will give you a better idea of where single/album profits really go:
As for concerts, Ayu has a huge staff that includes dancers, musicians, backstage crew, and more. Perhaps she does make a substantial profit from concert sales and merchandise, but I wonder how the profits are divided among the show staffers. Plus she's likely earning a significant profit nowadays by being a product spokesperson compared to single/album sales. I imagine she made much more money in the mid-2000s because of all the major product endorsements she did around that time including Panasonic and Kose, but she seems to be doing more concerts now than she did back then too.
1st October 2010, 05:30 AM
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