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How much do singers get paid?

how much do singers like vanessa hudgens and shakira get paid


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It's negociated by contract.

A first contract which goes for 7-10 years basically pays the eqivalent of minimum wage up front. Generally $50 to $75,000 flat.

They then own you for 10 years.

They then charge you back for all expenses and the first album charge back can be anywhere from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and you get basically 50 cents per unit sold so you have to sell 1,000,000 units just to break even.

For your first tour you get a flat fee per show. Generally $500 to $1,500 for each performance as a headliner and you do 20-40 in a year.

So that makes you some money

A tour is SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND in a single week

YOu live in a bus, a Greyhound type bus for 20-40 weeks

Now if you're popular you can get endorsements. Clothings, foods, work out equipment, musical equipment. That also pays you money and gets you free stuff.

Now if you get a lot of hits and do a second album and it gets a lot of hits and maybe even a GRAMMY nomination, you can get a lawyer and sue for my back money and to get out of the contract and the record label will then BUY YOU OFF to shut up and keep working. This is where you make money. $1 to $5 million depending on just how popular you are.

IF on the other hand, you only sell 125,000 units the label can drop you and you become a HAS BEEN.

You then make money going home and being a home town celebrity. Who does the local TV morning show, who does the local radio show. Who sings at the Mayor's inaugural

You can easily make $50,000 a year doing just this