How record deals work and making money in the music industry | FT Film

How much did dirty blonde make from the virtual concert minus borrowed expenses. That production cost dollar bills, his $300, in play revenue hardly covered the cost of his costume let alone the lights, the equipment, the paid musicians on stage with him, the producers and all the stage hands engineering that you can't see. No disrespect dirty blonde I hope you get full return on your investment and more. But I'd really like to know how much you profited from that virtual show.
Virtual concerts will make big name brand artists money, but how many fortnite kids are gonna leave battle match to watch an unknown artist. Again no disrespect I know you do it for the love of music, but it would nice to know for knowledge sake. How much did you profit.
How many kids chase a valuable dream that returns no value except an illusion of wealth to your peers.
Honesty depresses me that it's a facade.
Dirty Blonde, I hope you become a brand, may you be magnetic to the money at the top. Peace.

I want to sing with ed sheeran 😊

unless it in your soul plan to make money in music it aint going to happen

Sorry but dudes music is generic af

This gentleman disappeared into the abyss just like I knew he would . Smh

A record deal used to be every musician’s dream. I discovered the label doesn’t pay the band when they sign. They actually loan them money after the artists sign over their creations.
The label says I’ll loan you money, but I own your songs, your name and your image even after you pay us back. And even though you’re paying for the studio time and the production costs were only giving you a penny of each dollar from sales.

⭐⭐They're just LOAN SHARKS UNDER THE GUISE OF MUSIC, They will take all your music rights, tie you in debt for your music career life and contribute NOTHING!!!!
if you need a loan for your music career... go get A CHEAP LOAN FROM A BANK... and keep all the rights to YOUR MUSIC!!!
Thats the Bitter Truth!!!⭐⭐

Major labels are the best for poor people who come from ghettos, especially for rappers who think they'll get rich with a deal hahahaha they then sell the status of the ones that made it started from the bottom but reality is something else..

what kind of dheads are those jokes >????

Dirty blonde music is trash you can’t say yoor music is pure but copying and sounding like other artists don’t even have your own style

unionise

Dirty Blonde stop deluding yourself. Those are the most basic straight dog doo lyrics "She sip me like a sippy cup..i'm red like ketchup"... go get a job at Costco😂

The record business is not the music business.

thanks FT for introducing to me Dirty Blonde... now i know, i won't have to listen to him ever again! 🤙🏼

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artists ? what is happening to the world ? this is pure ear, soul and eye pollution, and the problem is it's becoming normal and identified as music !! Consuming this means people have their soul immunity corrupted, which also means they suffocated to this cancer, dead sick society..

I wish so bad that i got a record deal too, i also produce music. Somebody please offer me a record deal.

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They pick artists the same way pimps pick their women: Turbulent past, broken family, substance abuse problems, poor, etc.

Great video / information

Where is the music ?

It was probably a bad call to use the footage with the guy in the vocal booth... And then going to the finished vocal track with the auto-tune on it. It makes the guy look totally untalented. On top of the fact, I think he would appear more unique if he didn't use auto tune then if he was like every other rapper that uses auto tune. It doesn't help that I think most rappers are totally talentless.

What up boss keep it up u are in beast mode

Music industry in 2025 now

I definitely think it's possible to go independent and become something but remember this it'll take one song to blow up but you got to be consistent for it not to be a one hit wonder.

This was soo informative and helpful. Thank you🙏🏽

The enjoyment of sin is the foundation of celebrity success 😅

SWISS BANKING!

bring back rock to the top of the charts baby

BMI is the G.O.A.T.💯🔥

Ps Lupe Fiasco too faced similar challenges at Atlantic records

Some people are asked to sell their artistic rights when they first sign the late Mr Devious is a prime example but luckily in his case he turned ghetto ruffs offer down,I think that is too why they didn't Pay attention to his debut album so he later returned to Cape Town from Johannesburg and later worked on his own album independently.

I produce Beats and synth sounds or Sound design and more...passion is there

Never brought a digital song.

this industry is overated

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where the hell your find this trash fake artist ?

To much diplomacy

They featured the weakest artist ever in this documentary😂

dirty blond sound pretty good, im wondering why i never heard of him

Something is'nt ADDING UP‼️ PEOPLE , Homelessness IS TO THE SKY SO , REALLY , JUST WHERE IS ALL THIS SO CALLED FABRICATED MONEY $$$$ TO BE MADE , THAT MOST WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE CHASING THE DREAM , THAT REALLY IS 😶

Good one.. but these are things that I already know😅

The only way is to make videos about how to Make Money in the Music Industry...

Modern artists come with amputated brains and hollow hearts. Good Luck!

This video is basically a bunch of people telling you that artists have the choice and can do many things to make a living, and then they tell you there are no live shows, and Spotify pays nothing, and the record label takes all your music, but sure... you have all the choice