"We heard you play and you were great. We'd love to sign you to our label." Those are words I would've loved to heart writing songs and rocking out as a teenager. Part of me would still love to hear it, but I'd have to decline. I bet Tim McGraw wishes he knew then what he knows now.
According to the Tennessean, McGraw was signed to a 20 year/X amount of albums contract with specific lengths of time between releases. So lets say you've plowed through 5 albums. You are working on number 6 and it's ready to go. Then you find out the record company has released a "Greatest Hits" album with your name on it and you have to wait another year to release your 6Th record.
On top of that, the label now considers your 6Th album "older material" and wants you to write new songs. Congratulations, you would be an indentured servant. I'm not sure how to help Tim McGraw out of this one. Do we hurry up and buy the greatest hits album in the hopes that the record label will release his new CD early and he can be that much closer to breaking free or do we not buy any of his music in protest?
Doesn't Conquer Entertainment sound so much better? Make your own career. Start here.
*image from Tennessean.com
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