Shakira became the latest artist to leave their label for a deal with Live Nation following Madonna and Jay-Z. She’ll reportedly make at least 69,500,000 dollars more than you would in your whole life. In return, Live Nation gets a cut of Shakira’s touring, merch opportunities (all hip and lap dances, etc), future album releases (after her deal for three more albums with Epic is up) and her soul(provided that Live Nation can cut a deal with the devil).
Ryan Star is one of the newest hot artists on Atlantic Records. Ryan first caught my attention on the reality television show “Rock Star: Supernova” on CBS a few summers ago where he was competing to become the lead singer of a “supergroup” consisting of Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Jason Newsted (ex Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex Guns N Roses). Ryan…