I just watched a documentary on the ever amazing TLC, TLC Forever, on Netflix. A really good watch. But what prompted this post is that during the documentary it’s revealed that they were paid $0.56 per album for Crazy Sexy Cool.
CrazySexyCool was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200, a chart on which it stayed for over two years. It has been certified 12-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making TLC the first girl group in history to be awarded diamond status. It has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by an American girl group. It has also been featured on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Also to be paid out of that 56 cent that the 3 girls had to share, were their manager’s fees, cost of their music videos, travel and I’m sure I’m forgetting some things.
La Face and Arista were their record label(s) at the time.
I’m just shocked 56 cent per ALBUM.