They're not stupid. If an artist is finished as a major player why waste the time/expense when they'll flop the next week/album. Buy an extra 100k of Kendrick Lamar's album and he now looks like the next big thing commercially for hip-hop.
Why would a record label buy it's own albums?
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They're not stupid. If an artist is finished as a major player why waste the time/expense when they'll flop the next week/album. Buy an extra 100k of Kendrick Lamar's album and he now looks like the next big thing commercially for hip-hop.
it can be viewed as a marketing expense...people pay attention to what they think is popular...if there is hype for something it gets good reviews and it is perceived to sell well then it creates a buzz and people are intrigued and go buy it...how does this not make sense?
they make their money on touring and concerts and appearances and i doubt the record company will buy all the albums...just enough to get them to that milestone...say they need 200,000 to get platinum...they will spend the extra holy crap thats like 2.5 million in marketing thats superbowl ad money lol
the other issue is logistics it would be easy to track one giant purchase from one source so it would be easy to find for investigators
i'm actually unsure if this is feasible or not depending on what the typical marketing budget is and the logistics of buying 200,000 albums and being able to hide such a large purchase
they make their money on touring and concerts and appearances and i doubt the record company will buy all the albums...just enough to get them to that milestone...say they need 200,000 to get platinum...they will spend the extra holy crap thats like 2.5 million in marketing thats superbowl ad money lol
the other issue is logistics it would be easy to track one giant purchase from one source so it would be easy to find for investigators
i'm actually unsure if this is feasible or not depending on what the typical marketing budget is and the logistics of buying 200,000 albums and being able to hide such a large purchase
stealthbomber
cruising at 30,000
how is that even possible?that would be like me buying copies of my own cd's. the inflated numbers make my cd seem more popular, in turn raising demand. then i pull out the cd's i "bought" and sell them again.
economically that doesnt even make sense
To start the snowball effect. These labes don't want slow heaters anymore. First week/first month sales are all they care about. You hear an album sold over 500 000 the first week makes ur eyebrows raise and peeks ur curiosity. It's called marketing. Why do dope boys give out testers? To get that word spreading. And I'm sure it's not only contained to hip hop. You know Taylor Swift's label was buying up some albums to push her to no.1
that would be like me buying copies of my own cd's. the inflated numbers make my cd seem more popular, in turn raising demand. then i pull out the cd's i "bought" and sell them again.
economically that doesnt even make sense
There is some sound logic in here from people that arent brain dead so
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
Hopefully all you idiots are a little more intelligent now
I see you small minded fools saying "it doesn't make sense.. it doesn't make sense" when you probably spent less than one second trying to make sense out of it.
I pray for the next generation!!!!!!!!!!
fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
I mean its a little suspicious when you see these huge drop offs from 1st week to 2nd week in sales. Someone like Adele selling consistently week to week but in Hip Hop theres like a 75 percent drop off?
Adele is an anomaly. I think the fact that her album was accepted so well is probably why it is going to continue to sell
thernbroom
Superstar
I heard Taylor Swift album was mad cheap for like a week & ended up selling million +
bangedher_wholesquad
carlos danger
Lables f*cked up by suing napster. shoulda counteracted by making cd's cheaper. like $5
now u f*cked.
selling it with pizza or buying ur own sh!t.
it makes no economical sense. but the record industry is makin less and less money. so tell'em to stop doin it
now u f*cked.
selling it with pizza or buying ur own sh!t.
it makes no economical sense. but the record industry is makin less and less money. so tell'em to stop doin it
Lables f*cked up by suing napster. shoulda counteracted by making cd's cheaper. like $5
now u f*cked.
selling it with pizza or buying ur own sh!t.
it makes no economical sense. but the record industry is makin less and less money. so tell'em to stop doin it
$5 is still more expensive than free. most new releases was no more than $10 at places like target and best buy back then anyway.
fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
I was using her as an example but most other genres dont have drop offs like hip hop