Donating to Ayu directly

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Originally Posted by david468

I'm kinda not satisfied with the small profit cuts artists get from record labels and iTunes purchases; it's a ridiculously small percentage. I'd like to support the artists, not labels, in a better fashion.

I believe that in the United States artists generally get a much higher cut of merchandise and CDs sold at concerts compared to stuff sold in stores. So if you want to support American artists buy everything at their shows, but I'm not sure if it's the same in Japan.