A majority are driven by fan purchases and fall into 5 main products or services.
Ticketing Sales
Ticketing/touring sales traditionally controlled via ticket companies and venues.
Royalties
Royalties or media sales traditionally controlled by record companies and retail sellers.
Publishing
Publishing or use of songs traditionally controlled by advertising and record companies.
FAN CLUBS
The cheapest to the fan while being most profitable to the artist.
The benefits to the fan is the most offers for products and services at the cheapest prices available directly from their favorite artists, athletes, actors. The benefit to the artist (or content creator/owner) is direct knowledge of the fans and delivering the goods the quickest and most profitably. The hidden value is the data exchanged, no longer are fans hidden by the ticket company for live event fans or the media fans hidden by the record company or music distributor. The artist connects directly to their fans and the fans are enticed by direct messaging from their favorite artists, sports, TV and movie, game or any type of celebrity heroes.