Lets combine the two
Well i did not mean to do away with using sales as the indicator of success but do take into account the downloads as a popularity measurement. The artistes do lose out big time on revenue but what they lose on sales they can make more with concert tours and other shows they can do worldwide. Most entertainers are making a fortune doing this. Take for example Barbara Streisand where she makes about a millon flat for a single concert. A well planned world tour can net a good income that can sometimes surpass the album sales. You see artistes don't make very much from the sale of an album because the chunk of it goes to the label. So even if they do make good on the sales it will not be as much as the record labels.
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