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Post by pi on Jun 26, 2020 17:43:16 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Jun 26, 2020 17:56:00 GMT -5
I could be wrong but I think most of the successful and wealthy artists in the US are doing free on-line concerts for fans or concerts for charity. The only ones I have seen asking fans to pay are artists who are trying to survive because they did not make a lot of money before. They don't have great name recognition and were barely filling small clubs before this tragedy hit. Adam has a net worth of $30M so not sure he would be comfortable charging for an on-line concert tho we would pay. Maybe he would do it to raise money for the Foundation tho.
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Post by deb5anne on Jun 26, 2020 18:00:41 GMT -5
This round table sounds great. Really glad he's doing so much! I'm sure he'll have more to do after Pride is over but maybe not this non stop!
I'm also really thrilled to see everything FS Foundation is doing. Nice to see Billboard involved in that etc.
Really hoping for that Grammy nomination lol!
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Post by pi on Jun 26, 2020 18:14:45 GMT -5
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Post by nightowl on Jun 26, 2020 18:17:09 GMT -5
I could be wrong but I think most of the successful and wealthy artists in the US are doing free on-line concerts for fans or concerts for charity. The only ones I have seen asking fans to pay are artists who are trying to survive because they did not make a lot of money before. They don't have great name recognition and were barely filling small clubs before this tragedy hit. Adam has a net worth of $30M so not sure he would be comfortable charging tho we would pay. Maybe he would do it to raise money for the Foundation tho. All true. The people with financial problems in the music industry are most of the time not the artists, but their crews. One of my favorite artists here in Germany just did a couple of these Drive-In concerts to support his band (session musicians) and crew. While he had planned a pause for himself this summer, his „cast & crew“ lost all their tours ect. It’s the same with Adam’s background singers and musicians: if they don’t have opportunities to work and earn money for several months, many of them get really into trouble. I‘m wondering, if the QAL crew is getting payed or something for this Mini-series they started today on YouTube. These people have all lost their jobs atm as well and would have been on tour with QAL.
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Post by pi on Jun 26, 2020 18:20:56 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 26, 2020 18:27:26 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 26, 2020 18:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Jun 26, 2020 18:53:47 GMT -5
I could be wrong but I think most of the successful and wealthy artists in the US are doing free on-line concerts for fans or concerts for charity. The only ones I have seen asking fans to pay are artists who are trying to survive because they did not make a lot of money before. They don't have great name recognition and were barely filling small clubs before this tragedy hit. Adam has a net worth of $30M so not sure he would be comfortable charging tho we would pay. Maybe he would do it to raise money for the Foundation tho. All true. The people with financial problems in the music industry are most of the time not the artists, but their crews. One of my favorite artists here in Germany just did a couple of these Drive-In concerts to support his band (session musicians) and crew. While he had planned a pause for himself this summer, his „cast & crew“ lost all their tours ect. It’s the same with Adam’s background singers and musicians: if they don’t have opportunities to work and earn money for several months, many of them get really into trouble. I‘m wondering, if the QAL crew is getting payed or something for this Mini-series they started today on YouTube. These people have all lost their jobs atm as well and would have been on tour with QAL. Yep. I was only talking about the on-line paid concerts. I don't know much about the drive thru concerts or how that is working out. Tho I heard that Keith Urban did one but never followed up to see how it went or where it took place. Nashville I guess. But sounds interesting.
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Post by cassie on Jun 26, 2020 19:00:34 GMT -5
True, top tier artists do not need to charge for online concerts. But, that is rare. A vast majority of musicians live gig to gig. Even if they are part of an established group or orchestra, if they don't perform, they don't get paid. As freelancers, they also don't get health insurance. After several months of cancelled performances, any savings they may have had (and many don't earn enough to have a savings plan at all), is gone.
It is difficult for artists to earn a living in good economic times without viruses. Adam worked the cosmetic counter at a mall and sold jeans to pay the rent. It is a dire situation.
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