R.I.P.
Filed under: Exclusives! > Music MinuteAbout 60 people lost their jobs at Interscope and Geffen Records on Thursday when both labels merged into one, PerezHilton.com has learned. Many of those laid off had been there for years.
Yet another sign that the music industry is dead.
The biggest reason for the merger and cutbacks, we're told, is the huge failures of the Will.I.Am, Nicole Scherzinger and Eve albums, the last two which aren't even out yet.
"It cost $18 million to make and market those three albums - all bombs," a music industry source tells us. "Jimmy Iovine [the head of Interscope responsible for the layoffs] is the most hated man in music today!"
Did his wife ever divorce him for his relationship with Nicole?
What a fucking douchebag!
Posted: December 14, 2007 at 1:36 am
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The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Perez i watched your show for 5 minutes and had to turn it off. Thats not your place buddy. Celebrity life just doesnt fit you!
bummer
Nicole Scherzinger is a joke as a musician. Good thing she looks decent or else she'd probably be working at Walmart.
I love Will.I.Am, but his "I Got It From My Mama" song is fucking ridiculous. Is the creativity and spark completely gone from music?
Eighteen million fucking dollars to make all that crap??? And to think, there are people out there fucking starving and dying, and struggling every day to make a living, and look who has to suffer when these piece of shit "artists" bomb! I hate celebrities, but Im thoroughly addicted to this blog.
big deal man..ppl are laid off everyday..the music industry aint selling crap anymore..why would jimmy keep those extra 60 ppl when he doesnt need them..it might make him look bad but business is business
the employees were laid off because the business is down. how is that the record companys fault? that's the way the business world works perez.
who cares
who cares
WOOT! 16th!!!!!
Who give a crap if you are first or 50th? Does it make your day if your first or make you ill if your not. Get a life!
its not Jimmy's fault, its Nicole's and Will.I.am's fault for putting crappy music and being overly cocky in their sounds.
its not Jimmy's fault, its Nicole's and Will.I.am's fault for putting crappy music and being overly cocky in their sounds.
its not Jimmy's fault, its Nicole's and Will.I.am's fault for putting crappy music and being overly cocky in their sounds.
its not Jimmy's fault, its Nicole's and Will.I.am's fault for putting crappy music and being overly cocky in their sounds.
its not Jimmy's fault, its Nicole's and Will.I.am's fault for putting crappy music and being overly cocky in their sounds.
Jason and Jay Q are so right. I'm sorry that people have lost their jobs, but shit happens, life's not fair, etc. You're such a bleeding-heart crybaby, Perez. It's a good thing you're blog is a hit - you wouldn't last five minutes in the real world.
who cares about 60 stupid people
but what the fuck sort of IDIOT would put 18 million dollars into nicole? hahahahaha what a fuckin idiot, her only talent is knowing how to turn it on and act like a 25 cent whore. Oooo! Look at me! I memorized some trashy dance moves, and act like a cum dumpster. Can I have 18 million dollars now?
I say the "music" industry can't die soon enough! Long live the artists-the music- but fuck the industry. They are the ones who have made it impossible for an artist to get attention without turning himself into a fucking drag queen and whoring his art out to a bunch of fucking promoters and marketing pimps.
You and Radiohead have the right approach, Perez: let the music be heard!
Things wouldn't be so bad if record execs didn't invest millions on promoting shitty, no-talent artists like Nicole.
18 million!? you shittin me? fuck thats why they arent making any money. thats re-goddamn-diculous. if they stopped producing shitty music and trying to hock it out to america as the best thing since sliced bread im sure they could make some of their investments back. im so sick of pop music at the moment. its all regurgitated crap from 20 years ago anyways. come up with something new and promote someone with a little talent please.
I was having coffee with a prominent music producer and manager years ago. The manager and I talked about the music and the horrible direction it was going in, then. The producer was making a transition into movies. Almost all the music coming out of this country is horrible, however the media is pushing crap onto the mindless demographic. Just like the target audience eats up half the crap on television. LOL. Be innovative! I am sooo happy I was a raver and got electronica music. I am glad, I grew-up in an era of individuality vs. this clone crap.
Honestly, I can see why people would not give a crap about these layoffs, but consdier this…Nicole, Wil.I.Am, and Eve didn't get laid off. Jimmy Iovine didn't get laid off. The layoffs affected people that work longer and harder hours than any of those people AND for FAR less pay. Try thinking about losing your lousy desk jobs this time of year your heartless pricks!
Its not so much that the music industry is dead, its more like they're letting "anybody" become a recording artist and plain and simple there isnt a high demand for shity music…. if these artist put out solid albums then at least there would be somewhat of a demand…. as far as nicole i think she needs to stay with the pussycat dolls, i dont think people really care for her as a solo artist…. She is very pretty but that clearly isnt enough… Will.i.am needs to just stick to Black Eyed Peas, by himself he is weak …. Fergie was an exception, she clearly had what it took to have major success as a solo artist…
Perez- Please if you ever read this - I sent you an email about this. I am a recruiter and I would really like to help these people out if you have any contact with any of them. Please see my email with the subject SOS Interscope and Geffen Records.
wait wait perez, 60 people get fired from interscope cause the "artists" suck. But you complain about carson daly keeping his show on the hair to save about a 100 people from getting fired from something that isnt their fault…YOUR AN IDIOT.
wait wait perez, 60 people get fired from interscope cause the "artists" suck. But you complain about carson daly keeping his show on the air to save about a 100 people from getting fired from something that isnt their fault…YOUR AN IDIOT.
Is this the same Jimmy Iovine that was part of the inspiration for Stevie Nick's song Edge of Seventeen? If so you would think he has the right background, what with his close relationship with John Lennon and his history in the industry. I find it very hard to belive it costs $18M to produce three albums but then I am not in the business. Sorry about the layoffs but that's the way it goes.
#19 and #21 you are both right on the money!
This industry all brought this on themselves and the sooner their whole 'process' is gone the better.
Most of their artists, sounds and 'packages' are completely manufactured, regurgitated crap and not worth my money.
You think they would have known that the albums would tank or hold off releasing them to revise them. I heard that Nicole's first single tanked and I don't think Will.I.Am has the pull as a solo act. I hadn't even heard about Eve's album. Sounds like poor promotion.
What Goes Around Comes Around. The music business has been overcharging the customers for years. Now it's comming around. Tough shit for them.
you're an idiot. i work at the label (still) and a mere 3 projects does not cause what happened today. also, the totals spent on these projects is not disclosed, there's probably barely a handful of people who would even truly know that information. your commentary is rude and doesnt make those who lost their jobs feel any better.
perez- you're an idiot. i work at the label (still) and a mere 3 projects does not cause what happened today. also, the totals spent on these projects is not disclosed, there's probably barely a handful of people who would truly know that information. your commentary is rude and doesnt make those who lost their jobs feel any better.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I'm pretty sure Geffen and Interscope merged back in 1998.
Re: boredom – Actually boredom, Interscope & Geffen are under the same label yes but they operate as 2 separate entities with oversight by Jimmy Iovine at Interscope & Ron Fair at Geffen…What Perez left out is that Geffen is merging into Interscope/Universal as an Imprint Only just like Arista Records is…SAD TIMES
the music industry is far from dead - its the record industry that's dying.
Big budgets dont sell records…good music sells records.
will.i.am is cool for the black eyed peas…but not as a solo artist. he has no story.
nicole is a pussycat doll, thats what people see her as. its like the cast of seinfeld never being able to get regular roles after the show was over.
eve is great, she has/had a great single out. too bad the stupid ass label wasn't even near completion of the album before they released the single. idiots.
Put the last nail in the coffin! I woked for the "indusrty from '84-'94 an got to do thinks like hand with Nervana at the
First of all, people don't enter the music business due to its stability and potential for long-term employment…they do it for creativity and love of music. The goal of a company is to make money and if laying off 60 people means they get to reduce the cost of doing business, than so be it. This shit happens all of the time. It sucks to be the laid off employees but life is tough sometimes. As for Iovine maybe banging Nicole S., don't just hate on her. It ain't like it would have been the first time for him. If you want to increase your chance of fidelity in a marriage, do NOT marry someone in the entertainment or pro sports business.
how dare he lay off 60 people rather than keep them on and let the business go down and lose the jobs of thousands instead! /sarcasm
that's the music biz babies. people have off years, they have to be responsible to their shareholders (which includes many 'normal' people's 401(k) plans)
i heard it was not nicole, but one of the pussycat dolls who does not get to sing. like josh homme said, the people they let go are the one's who actually work. it sounds like a sinking ship to me. th emusic business is great, with tons of amazing new music, the big labels are LOST
18 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE THREE RECORDS?
ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING?
THAT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS TO ME……DID THEY MAKE THEM IN A GOLD AND DIAMOND FILLED RECORDING STUDIO???????…..
The old ways of the music industry is dead……..they better get used to it.
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Re: karen –
"First of all, people don’t enter the music business due to its stability and potential for long-term employment…they do it for creativity and love of music."
The talent gets into it for love of music. Sometimes. Manufactured groups groups from the Monkees to Pussycat Dolls are the other extreme. Cash, fame, and/or ass.
The business end of it is about the cash.
I'm sure the horseshoe industry moaned about the invention of the automobile too, but progress is a bitch.
When you can make a great record using a $20,000 Pro Tools rig, why in the hell did they spend $6 million each on these records? Even with a hig profile producer, $1 million is ridiculous. If that left $5 million over for marketing, that is crazy too. Give them $10,000 a week in tour support and send them out in the clubs like everytone else. Note: Most artists would kill for $10k a week in support. Better than the $2000 most get, if any….
Re: jay q – cuz they're fuckin stupid and think that every member of a group or band deserves a solo record just cuz they do, but most are no where near interesting enough without their group or band-mates. The reason why groups and bands are so successful is because the different personalities of the members attract different types of fans, so when you only have the front man or woman selling a record, it's a lot harder cuz your audience is not nearly as vast.
oh hey look an intelligent thought put out there, read this one carefully kids.
Re: jay q – cuz they're fuckin stupid and think that every member of a group or band deserves a solo record just cuz they do, but most are no where near interesting enough without their group or band-mates. The reason why groups and bands are so successful is because the different personalities of the members attract different types of fans, so when you only have the front man or woman selling a record, it's a lot harder cuz your audience is not nearly as vast.
oh hey look an intelligent thought put out there, read this one carefully kids.
the music industry isnt dead! its just changing and there is no longer room for major lables anymore. there really is no need for one. espically when you've got blogs like this 'breaking' new artists.
The music industry needs a team of compent talent scouts to find the next big thing. The problem is there are just a few at the top making all the decisions on what gets promoted. It's not like the old days. All these execs see are dollar signs. They promote a pretty face not talent.
What the fuck do you know about the state of the music biz? I thought you were an expert in cock-gobbling?
The reason they've spent so much is because it costs so much for the right producer (so important in mainstream RnB/HipHop), the videos, the promotion, the flights to UK/Europe, hotels, makeup, clothes etc.
The problem lies in the fact that they throw all this money at a sub-standard product. No matter how many countries Nicole Scherzinger flies to and how many expensive videos she makes etc, her music is still utter drivel and no one - in any territory - is buying it. Which is no bad thing. Maybe the US music industry will buck up it's ideas and stop churning out below-average crap with glossy videos.
Nicole should've NEVER left PCD to even do a damn solo cd! I'm a fan of the entire group NOT just her. Her performance on So You Think You Can Dance made it QUITE clear that her solo debut was BOUND to tank! Damn every 1/2 hour you can see her doing that CW ad! If in fact it was $18million on her it was wasted. Look at Beyonce' that is a PRIME example of what a entertainer is you have to be the entire package NOT just cute with a body! YOU HAVE TO HAVE TALENT. Sad day to see Geffen &Interscope merge.Lots of pink slips for Christmas!!:::pity pity:::
Perez, don't be stupid. Just because a few of the major record labels are failing does not mean "the music industry is dead." In practically the same breath, you posted a song collaboration by two artists. That is ALSO the music industry, and I'm sure their song on iTunes will benefit financially from your mention of it. The music industry is THRIVING. Digital music sales are up - WAY up - and the concert branch of the industry is thriving! Rethink your statement!
LET'S SEE HERE:
"The biggest reason for the merger and cutbacks, we’re told, is the huge failures of the Will.I.Am, Nicole Scherzinger and Eve albums, the last two which aren’t even out yet."
MAYBE THE PROBLEM WITH THE RECORD INDUSTRY IS THAT THEY KEEP TAPPING SHITTY ARTISTS (EVE EXCLUDED - SHE'S A LEGIT SINGER) TO MAKE ALBUMS!!!!!!!!!!!!
NICOLE SCHERZINGER?????????? SHE'S A FUCKING CLEANED-UP STRIPPER FOR GOD'S SAKE.
I'M PUKING IN MY MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P, INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Nick –
ARE YOU KIDDING? THE LABEL MODEL IS DYING A SLOW DEATH. RADIOHEAD SOLD IT'S MUSIC DIRECTLY AND EVEN THOUGH THE AVERAGE SALE WAS ONLY $2.50 THAT' STILL WAY MORE THAN THEY GET FROM THE LABELS! THIS IS THE NEW MODEL - DIGITAL DIRECT.
good for them. what in the hell made them thjink that an album by any of those 3 was going to sell? will.i.am, or whatever the hell his name is, is a so-so producer who got lucky with ugly ass fergie, a less-than-mediocre talent herself. Eve has always been wack from day one, no surprises there, and nicole saskatchewan, whatever?! were they serious? did they actually expect that album to sell even 1 copy? i guess she thought bangin' the boss would work for her the way it did with Mariah Carey, except mariah actually had some talent to fall back on.
jimmy iovine is a douchebag. instead of laying off 60 people who actually did work in the offices, and got paid WAY less than the artists, like someone up here said, will.i.am, eve, and PCD girl should have been dropped from the label. THEY'RE the ones that didn't get the job done, so why are the label workers suffering? then again, it's the little man that always gets shitted on in business.
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I hope they fire more of these label bastards. Thats what they get for helping produce the trash music thats out 2day..
Re: HELLO IN THERE… – Explain more please for the layperson. What exactly does the record label do? Or did? If the artist got 2.50 from the label and the label got five buck, and now the artist can get 2.50 still without the label, then who needs the label except for promotion? Who will promote? I download music now, never buy a cd. But the problem I've had is I have all my music on my computer, then my computer crashes and I don't have the license for the music anymore, and walmart won't give it to me again saying that it was music for that one computer. How is that possible if I bought the song?
Re: HELLO IN THERE… – Explain more please for the layperson. What exactly does the record label do? Or did? If the artist got 2.50 from the label and the label got five buck, and now the artist can get 2.50 still without the label, then who needs the label except for promotion? Who will promote? I download music now, never buy a cd. But the problem I've had is I have all my music on my computer, then my computer crashes and I don't have the license for the music anymore, and walmart won't give it to me again saying that it was music for that one computer. How is that possible if I bought the song?
Re: HELLO IN THERE… – Explain more please for the layperson. What exactly does the record label do? Or did? If the artist got 2.50 from the label and the label got five buck, and now the artist can get 2.50 still without the label, then who needs the label except for promotion? Who will promote? I download music now, never buy a cd. But the problem I've had is I have all my music on my computer, then my computer crashes and I don't have the license for the music anymore, and walmart won't give it to me again saying that it was music for that one computer. How is that possible if I bought the song?
Re: HELLO IN THERE… – Explain more please for the layperson. What exactly does the record label do? Or did? If the artist got 2.50 from the label and the label got five buck, and now the artist can get 2.50 still without the label, then who needs the label except for promotion? Who will promote? I download music now, never buy a cd. But the problem I've had is I have all my music on my computer, then my computer crashes and I don't have the license for the music anymore, and walmart won't give it to me again saying that it was music for that one computer. How is that possible if I bought the song?
Exclusives? Please. Anyone actually "in the know" has known about this for the past week, and they certaintely didn't find out from PerezHilton.com… please stop trying to make it seem like you have some exclusive knowledge when you clearly don't. Actually, you should probably stop trying to get into the music business, because whenever you post about it, you make assertations that show how clueless you really are.
I'm not surprised. i'm sure the combining of the two companies has been in the works for years. not to mention i'm sure all three of the CD's sucked!!! :OP :OP
Two truths:
1) Perez is dating one of the guys who got let go from Geffen. So much for his cred.
2) Part of the reason the music companies are dying is b/c dudes like Perez steal music. That's why Britney's company is suing him.
I dig this blog, but at least man up, Perez. Stop being such a hypocritical wanker.
Jmmy Iovine is a douche bag becasue fuck faces like you pirate music!! Start buying CDs and your friends won't get canned.
What an absolute disgrace. So much money being spent on "the talent," but laying off the people who have shown real dedication to the companies, especially during the holidays. I sure hope those folks got hella good severance packages!
One of my best friends was one of those 60 people affected by the layoff. She gave 10 years of her life to that company. And to lose her job only two weeks before Christmas? Even sadder, do you think Will.I.am, Nicole or Eve are suffering at all? I don't see any of them losing their overpriced cars or homes on the hills. Something is very wrong when these "artists" aren't affected at all, when the people who work day in and day out for them get kicked to the side. Then again, she was too good for the company anyway.
Did Hitlery Clinton divorce your god Bill yet?
Fucking hypocritical fatfuck.
60 people being laid off sucks, but just at Countrywide Home Loans this year over 12,000 people lost their jobs and you didn't say shit about that.
As for those "artists" that "bombed", maybe they should start putting out music that's worth a shit. Try making your own fucking music instead of using other peoples songs, music, and band to produce some canned clone "hit".
The sad thing is that there are so many people making good music out there, but it doesn't get heard because music companies aren't just looking for music, they are looking for puppets they can make into brands for clothing, cologne and whatever they hell else they can think of whoring. Pathetic.
60 people being laid off sucks, but just at Countrywide Home Loans this year over 12,000 people lost their jobs and you didn't say shit about that.
As for those "artists" that "bombed", maybe they should start putting out music that's worth a shit. Try making your own fucking music instead of using other peoples songs, music, and band to produce some canned clone "hit".
The sad thing is that there are so many people making good music out there, but it doesn't get heard because music companies aren't just looking for music, they are looking for puppets they can make into brands for clothing, cologne and whatever they hell else they can think of whoring. Pathetic.
60 people being laid off sucks, but just at Countrywide Home Loans this year over 12,000 people lost their jobs and you didn't say shit about that.
As for those "artists" that "bombed", maybe they should start putting out music that's worth a shit. Try making your own fucking music instead of using other peoples songs, music, and band to produce some canned clone "hit".
The sad thing is that there are so many people making good music out there, but it doesn't get heard because music companies aren't just looking for music, they are looking for puppets they can make into brands for clothing, cologne and whatever they hell else they can think of whoring. Pathetic.
Iovine needs to retire. 18 million bucks blown on three albums? No one cares about buying CDs anymore, if they're any good people who p2p will spread them around anyway..
Well, duh. Scherzinger tried, but regarding the Pussycat Dolls, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Things were really cooking with them, so she left?!? Shakes head.
Will I Am -gay ghetto tired queen
Nicole- fake ghetto just tired
Eve- plain ghetto driunk driver
Best of luck seriously
Jimmy Iovine wears a wig.
How can something BOMB, WHEN IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN RELEASED YET??!!!
it can't.
Simple.
This is such sensationalism, bullshit.
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Maybe the music industry would get on a lot better if it didn't waste 18 million on making 3 CDs, LOL.
Whatever,, now if there is a fire alarm, they can all get out the two buildings together again, and meet some girl with a demo from Canada, and rip her style and sound and song ideas,, put in Gwens next album,, and say its hers…
bullshit RIP ARTISTS…
Re: diablofeminina weho – Get over yourself.
I don't even have the energy to explain to you just how stupid you are.
It would take me all night as you obviously don't have A FUCKING CLUE.
Re: M C – how would they even know when a fire alarm was going off? Since the music they are making is ridiculous beeping shit, not unlike fire alarms or trucks backing up.
They would hear the fire alarm and be like, hey is that a new track? I dig.
Lets get on with this thing
Silly commentary, Perez. If business needs warrant downsizing, it's sad, but downsizing must occur. The music business just isn't what it used to be. Did you reflect on the fact that Jimmy Iovine (along with Ted Field) built Interscope from nothing and while Jimmy Iovine has become insanely wealthy, Interscope has also gainfully employed many people for many years?
As for the $6M average cost per album, it's not far-fetched for big name artists. Between artists advances, big name producers (who can go for upwards of $250K a song, plus royalties), costs of marketing, etc. one can run through $6M rather quickly. The flipside is that if the record company gets a hit, $6 million dollars seems like nothing and the record company cashes big checks. The main problem for record companies is that big scores are growing fewer and farer between.
Jimmy brought us Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna! Priceless! So what if he fired a bunch of no talent vag holes. Does anyone really care?
I actually like WIll.I.Am's album, its good, its not as good as a BEP album and as I had thought it would but its decent.
While concerning Nicole Sherzinger, her 2 songs released, I have loved!!! Especially Baby Love this gurl really knows how to sing but IDK why she hasn't made it!
About Eve? Who gives a shit about her… just send her back to the police station.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN….HIP HOP IS DEAD. ALL THESE BORING ASS GHETTO LOSERS WITH ZERO TALENT AND LIP SYNCHING BIMBOS ARE TOAST. YOUR CAREERS ARE OVER SO I HOPE YOU ASSHOLES SAVED YOUR MONEY. IF YOU DIDN'T I'LL SEE YOU SQUEEGYING MY CAR AHAHAHAHAA. ROCK AND COUNTRY ARE IN HIP HOP/RAP IS OUT. BLACKS ARE A FAD AND NOW IT'S OVER. BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED WHITE MUSIC.
America's economy sucks C0ck because everyone's a fat ass sell out even our musicians. All our corporations sell us out to China and India, our politicians sell us out to the illegal aliens, and our musicians sell us out for the big $$$ cause making SHIT pays. No one has any integrity anymore.
All I can say is, Interscope could've made more $ had they spent more time & effort promoting Robin Thicke, instead of these artists. There is a man with true talent. Can't wait for Interscope to finally release his next album, but who knows when that will be…
Britney Spears got $100 million dollars for having NO TALENT. She doesn't sing, can't write a song, doesn't play an instrument, can barely dance, and doesn't even look good anymore. I wish someone could explain to me why she gets so much for so little. Think about how many truly talented singers are out there that can't even get a record deal and this stupid slut gets $100 million. UNREAL.
Blame the talent-less trio listed above:
Will.I.Am is a bug-eyed, ugly, DUMB idiot. He's mean and he sucks.
Nicole Scherzinger is nothing but a dirty little slut. Nobody cares.
I had no problem with Eve until she collaborated with Sean Paul. You reap what you sow.
When record labels sign cruel shit-talkers, ugly c-sucking whores, and those who cannot determine good collaborations from embarassing ones, what do they honestly expect? The public isn't THAT discriminating, but please use some discretion.
Of course the music industry is dead. Ummm…American Idol?
Who gives a shit.
How many people have lost their jobs in the Real Estate business. (Brokers, Loan Officers, Etc.) and auto industry.
Alot more than this mess.
I never heard of those "artists" before.
Gosh, my friend works in the legal department of Interscope and he/she knew about the lay-offs since at least last month, but he/she didn't tell me about the Geffen merge. He/she did tell me that Jimmy's wife threw him out of the house after she found out about Nicole and right now he's staying in her apartment that he bought for her. Crazy times, hope my friend keeps his/her job!
I would have to agree with the Britney Spears comment. Performers get paid millions not to perform anything. They don’t write their own music, or play an instrument or even choreograph their own tired videos. Most performers today are being promoted because they are visually appealing or are mindless drones who will take it up the ass for the all might dollar. While my friends, who are actual musicians play in local venues performing their OWN music, continue to barley make it from year to year doing so. Because most of the music buying public just don’t want to actually try/work to find good music but will eat what ever steaming pile is handed to them by the music execs. Now the record industry is being told by quality artist like NIN (Trent Reznor), Radiohead, and Saul Williams that we don’t really need you to get our music out there anymore.
Real musicians are going back to the earlier roots and selling direct to the fan base. Musicians such as Trent Reznor who has a loyal fan base are refusing to prop up the flash in the pan performers and are jumping ship from their labels taking record sales with them, and the record industry is still yet to understand that they themselves have caused the problem, not the prated music downloader's. A vast majority of music fans realize that they have to buy the music to support he artists in a more obvious way. So yes, they will file share but they all go and buy they music that really counts in their book. If you look at the Interscope and Geffen web sites both are HEAVY with throw away music, music that won't count in 5 or 10 years. It is those artists who should fear pirated music downloading, Because if you heard/smelled the shit do you really want to buy the shit?
perez hilton, you are an ass