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# See How Much Indie Artists Make vs. Label Artists
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/see-how-much-indie-artists-make-vs-label-artists/
- Published: 2010-10-27T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-27T12:30:00.000Z
- Description: The great divide between the take-home pay of indie and label artists is real. One artist took the time to figure out how wide the gap is. They make an. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/see-how-much-indie-artists-make-vs-label-artists.html]
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[![image from oldporter.com](https://a7.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f561afa7970b-200wi "image from oldporter.com")](http://a7.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f561afa7970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) The great divide between the take-home pay of indie and label artists is real. One artist took the time to figure out how wide the gap is. They make an interesting contention that it is important to support the artists themselves and their music, and not the major label hierarchy. If their math is correct, it is a rather disheartening comparison on one end and a reason for hope on the other. **See the graphic below**: 

[![Record-label-vs-indie-release](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201348881b4e4970c-450wi "Record-label-vs-indie-release")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201348881b4e4970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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