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by jayflux 2254 days ago
> How do artists actually collect this kind of cash these days, now that no one buys CDs?

For big artists it’s mainly going on tour. Doing a tour tends to generate more money for an artist than the album itself and it’s been this way for years now.

Ed Sheeran’s tour grossed almost a billion dollars ($776.200.000) .. that’s 1 tour. He did 2 before that.