How much do you think the top producers are worth? i.e. Timbaland...

[Super Tool]

Another thing, Most people in the record industry that were famous before the years 1999/2000, are filthy rich...

Reasoning: Because thats before napster (peer to peer file sharing), high speed internet, and cd burning really became popular...

Back then, you HAD to buy the cd/tape if you wanted to listen to your favorite band...

And that is where the "POP" music fad started to emerge, because all these record companies know the only people still BUYING music, are 13 year old kids now...