Art Quote by Lisa Lopes
“Now we know that, the way contracts are set up, it's not really made for artists to get rich from selling records - that's the company's one shot to make money.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Music Industry Discussion, 2002
The music business structure favors record labels over artists, limiting artists' earnings from sales.
In simple terms: Record deals favor labels, not artists.
Key Takeaway
Seek fair contracts.
Themes
industry
economics
artist rights
Mood
frustrated
determined
Type
advice
critical
When to use this quote
- Negotiating contracts
- independent releases
- royalty audits
Key Concepts
Revenue sharing
contract law
artist empowerment
Questions to Reflect On
- How can artists gain more profit share?
- What alternatives exist to traditional contracts?
A Different Perspective
Labels still control distribution channels.
![“Before the whole [music] business was calibrated around the selling of records. I never could have imagined that live performance would become kind of a vortex of the business. It's such a seismic shift really.” quote by Arthur Fogel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/661/arthur-fogel-83203_business_before-the-whole-music-business-was-cali_417500.jpg)
