For most of the majors that dominate the music industry, a handful of artists ensure the profitability of the business. For example, if it occurred to Drake to go independent, it would be a real cataclysm for Republic Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In any case, says Steve Stoute, businessman and industry executive. "If Drake won a Grammy with his new album and was completely independent, he would make $ 10 million a week for 60 fucking weeks," he said in a conversation with rapper Russ. If Drake becomes independent, the music business is dead. "
The goose that lays golden eggs
Obviously, Steve Stoute's comments about Drake's influence on the music industry are perhaps a bit exaggerated. But all the same, in a little more than ten years of career, there is not a title of the rapper which did not lodge at the top of the charts.
This was still the case a few months ago with Toosie Slide , who came in first in the Hot 100 when it was released. A goose that lays golden eggs that would shake the industry if it decided to stand on its own feet.
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