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Originally Posted by hayley
Just as an FYI, the cost to retailers to buy copies of TISL was around $12 before any deals. The record company generally stands to clear around $8-$9 of that per unit. A $2.50-$3.00 recoup isn't unheard of for an artist of Stevie's caliber.
You also have to understand that Warners is willing to work with Stevie, give her more money, better leverage, and a good deal for a reason- they like to stay on good terms with her because of her association with Fleetwood Mac. They wouldn't mind not having a huge moneymaking record in return for the success of the Dance and the FM catalog, not to mention the possibility of future releases. They were attempting to do the same with Lindsey and his solo project until the newer regime came in and basically decided that that relationship wasn't worth coddling him over and losing that kind of money.
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I read an interview in Rolling Stone a year or so ago, and they said that even the top artist will never make over $3 a CD, and on average people make about $1 - $2 per CD, of course all depending on the advance they were paid. Some artists prefer a larger advance, and will opt to not make hardly anything PER CD.