Sublime LIME
12-06-2010, 01:52 AM
Congratulations music listeners! Your continued illegal downloading of singles and albums has meant that musicians have to dig in their heels even more to make a buck. No longer able to make buckets of cash flow from music sales alone, musicians are going the corporate route, investing in businesses that will ensure that they're in the black, and rolling in the green, by the end of the fiscal year.
Madonna's latest venture is a range of luxury gyms, Hard Candy Fitness, the first of which opened in Mexico City on Monday (November 29). Ten more locations in Russia, Brazil, Argentina and throughout Europe and Asia are reportedly in the planning stages.
Now, back in the day, a musician engaging in business ventures might be considered a sell-out, but we like to consider it smart. After all, you stole their music, but just try to steal any one of these products. From energy drinks and condoms to shopping malls and fair-trade companies, MSN's Tom Townshend takes a look at the bottom lines of pop stars with alternate income.
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=26569195
Madonna's latest venture is a range of luxury gyms, Hard Candy Fitness, the first of which opened in Mexico City on Monday (November 29). Ten more locations in Russia, Brazil, Argentina and throughout Europe and Asia are reportedly in the planning stages.
Now, back in the day, a musician engaging in business ventures might be considered a sell-out, but we like to consider it smart. After all, you stole their music, but just try to steal any one of these products. From energy drinks and condoms to shopping malls and fair-trade companies, MSN's Tom Townshend takes a look at the bottom lines of pop stars with alternate income.
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=26569195