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[QUOTE="JordyG, post: 2705374, member: 6819"]
Milli Vanilli had one hit record.  If you think that's making a living in the industry, even a halfway decent one, you have no idea how the music business works.

First, those guys didn't write the song, so they had no publishing rights (and the song was written by committee, so even those writers get little).  Since they signed a record contract (probably 3 to 5 years and a certain number of albums required) that initial money fronted to them by the record company was recouped by record sales.  Further, because they probably didn't make the requisite number of albums their contract required they were most likely in breech of contract.  Almost as bad, on the recording only one of their voices was used.  The other voice was a session guy.  So MV made virtually no money on the record.  They probably owed the record company because of their breech.  They only made money on live performances, and you can guess how that went over since they had so few.

So you've clearly struck out on that example.  Try another.
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