Originally Posted by djchameleon

The times they are a-changin'

There is this nifty thing called the internet where artists are now in control of their promotion and if they have a big project that needs funding they can turn to donation sites for that. Yes, it takes work to get it out there but it's being done. This is the best time to be an artist with the amount of control you can have. Sure on the corporate side, they arE being a bit tight but if a quality album is released people will still flock in droves to buy it. Look at the first week sales for JT's new album.