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Prince: ‘I was right about the internet – tell me a musician who’s got rich off it’

When our correspondent was abruptly summoned to an audience with the legendary artist in his Minneapolis studios, he had no idea what to expect. Certainly not being asked to duet on Sign o’ the Times ...

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Stringerbell3084d ago (Edited 3084d ago )

Prince is extremely protective of his music. Try and find any of his stuff on YouTube you wont. I even remember hearing a story where a group of artists made a tribute album for him on his birthday, he sued them.

justlikeme3084d ago

Umm.. I can name 2 off the top of my head. Justin Beiber and Soldier Boy

Stringerbell3084d ago

I think he was referring to the current system of streaming services and the royalties associated with them, not necessarily acts that went viral.

For instance check this out: http://thetrichordist.com/2...

A song that got 1 million plays on Pandora and only netted the artists 16 bucks.

micx3083d ago

It helped a lot of people break through though, and made selling records easier.

dcbronco3083d ago

It's been a mixed bag. Artist can gain more power early in their careers by building an internet following. But how many are smart enough to use it. Record companies haven't changed. Their business model is still find a talent and exploit the hell out of them. Apple did help consumers a ton by bringing album cost back to reality and forcing albums to have more than one hit.

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This Cyber Monday deal is what I've needed to justify buying the Apple AirPods Max

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