As artist make more money with their music they gain more star power. Different artists use this power for different reasons. For example you have artists like 50 cent who earn a huge amount of money and put it on show for everyone to see. In his videos and promo pictures you will see 5o cent covered in expensive jewellery with expensive cars and houses. 50 cent has economic power as he has lots of money, this adds to his star power.
Also as a artist makes more money or is selling a good amount off records they gain artistic power. A good example off this would be Lady Gaga who has creative control of her own image and how she is appears in the media. Not all artists gain this kind of power over their own career, where they are not controlled by their music company.
There is also ideological power which is when the artist has a influence over the audience. It can be in form of fashion. Lady gaga dose this very well as she has people talking about and copying her style. Or the artist can have an influence over their fans opinions like Bono the lead singer of U2, who's political views are heard by his fans and can even influence their opinion on a matter.
An extension of income could come from YouTube and music channels as it increases the amount of records a artist will sell. As the more people see and hear your music the more records you will sell. many artist have their own YouTube account to upload new music videos. more and more artists use the Internet to sell more records. On YouTube you can also have adverts up for a artists music with a link attached so its easy to download their music.
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