Does artist get paid for cd sells?

Question:So if they sell 3million do they get 3 million dollars?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: So if they sell 3million do they get 3 million dollars?

no they get a percentage of the sales around 30% or so
for the artwork/cd sales

No, it depends, who wrote it? They get some. Record Label? They get some, and they woldn't be a dollar apiece...