Bat Mitzvah with some of the music biggest sellouts!

[Toronto]

50 Cent is said to have earned 500,000 dollars for less than 30 minutes work at a Bat Mitzvah for the daughter of multi-millionaire David H. Brooks. Brooks, who ironically made his money in the body armor industry, paid a total of 10 million dollar for the days entertainment, who also included Nelly, Ciara, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Joe Walsh and Don Henley of The Eagles, Kenny G and DJ AM for the party held at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Brooks is said to have chartered his company jet to pick up Tyler and Perry from their Saturday concert in Pittsburgh and paid them $2 million to play a 45-minute set.

pics here
http://tabloidbaby.blogspot.com/

[LotusGT1]

Sellout? Why?

[Toronto]

well when you do somthing just for the money you are a sellout.
not all that bad, the band KISS says they are the biggest sellouts, they "sellout out everyday, sellout arenas"

[LotusGT1]

It's their job....

[LotusGT1]

Bullshit.

Entertainers don't do their job only because they like making music so much. It's business, and they simply get paid what a fool wants to pay. It's their market value appearantly.

These "artists" are just doing their job. Don't be so naive dude....

[Toronto]

I am sure there are plenty of bands/artists out there that wouldn't do a show like this one :wink:

[LotusGT1]

LOL, like who?

[Toronto]

neil young
rush
april wine
the guess gho,
hell they are just canadian :D

[SFDMALEX]

[quote=LotusGT1]It's their job....

its their jobs??


i can look at it both ways.

they make enough money and don't need to be going to peoples house for a price.

then, they are entertainers and well they are nice enough to do that, but the 2million that Tyler and Perry got is ridiculous and thats a bit of a sellout.[/quote

Money talks.

[LotusGT1]

huh?

[gigdy]

Selling out would be it the guy paid 50 cent to dress like a clown and play boy band music. If this is considered selling out then so is every other artist that ever did a concert.

[Toronto]

this is a private concert, there is a difference

[skituner]

i agree with toronto
while music may be a busisness i would hope to think that artist play music because they love it not because they get paid. i think real musicans wouldent play a party like that

[No.1]

I think that playing a private event is worthwhile - as long as the money (all of it) goes to a good cause. :bah:

Otherwise, i think that it is entirely up to an individuial if they have the cash, and somebody is willing to play, that's fine

I mean, if you were in a band Toronto... a popular one, but hadn't made much money, and were offered say $2M to play for Trump, would you decline? I sure as fuck wouldn't :P

[gigdy]

this is a private concert, there is a difference

so how is getting paid to perform for lots of ppl not selling out but playing for a select few is selling out? Either way you are performing for fans the only difference is the amount.

[Toronto]

this is a private concert, there is a difference

so how is getting paid to perform for lots of ppl not selling out but playing for a select few is selling out? Either way you are performing for fans the only difference is the amount.

that is the difference - a select few,
the beauty about music is anyone can listen, anyone can be touched by it. (not that 50cent can really touch you with him music)
if you sell tickets to a show, anyone can buy it.
it you perform for somone you are theirs. you do what they say, for money, you are selling your self out!

[gigdy]

this is a private concert, there is a difference

so how is getting paid to perform for lots of ppl not selling out but playing for a select few is selling out? Either way you are performing for fans the only difference is the amount.

that is the difference - a select few,
the beauty about music is anyone can listen, anyone can be touched by it. (not that 50cent can really touch you with him music)
if you sell tickets to a show, anyone can buy it.
it you perform for somone you are theirs. you do what they say, for money, you are selling your self out!

the only way he would be selling out is if they paid him to do something that he didnt want to. And there is no proof nor any reason to believe that. And anyone can buy 50 cent for a private performance just like any one can buy a ticket to his show. And also this performance want for just one person it was actually a free show for a couple hundred people at the party.

[RC45]

Uhm - paying $10 million for a coming of age party is the stupid sellout move... :roll:

[ZfrkS62]

what bothers me is how much this guy paid for a god damn birthday party! Talk about a spoiled kid!

[callen]

I think every entertainer has thier reservation price. if someone can pay for thier time, which is really how they live thier lives, being paid for thier time... then it is 100% not a sellout. again like someone mentioned before if 50cent sings micheal jackson black or white...just cause he is gettin paid to do so and doesnt want to do it, that, guys is selling out. 8)

[SilviaEvo]

why? 10 million. thats a lot. better ways to spend it. seeing as his daughter will prolly turn out as a whore.

[Toronto]

I think every entertainer has thier reservation price. if someone can pay for thier time, which is really how they live thier lives, being paid for thier time... then it is 100% not a sellout. again like someone mentioned before if 50cent sings micheal jackson black or white...just cause he is gettin paid to do so and doesnt want to do it, that, guys is selling out. 8)

then what do you think a sellout is then?

[blinkmeat]

reminds me of that Will Smith Nike party - apparently they had a $600,000 b-day funded by companies in exchange for endorsing their products :fist:

can't say i'm shocked :wink:

[LotusGT1]

no its really not thier job. if they had any self respect they wouldnt do it. its just like when you hear Aerosmith in a car commercial, thats selling out just like this is.

its unfortunate that money does talk!!

Yes it is their job, they do it for a living. All these entertainers have a commercial profession. These guys don't betray people, they don't take advantage of somebody (as the buyer is fully aware of what he's doing), no way this is a sell out.

It's fucking business, nothing more nothing less. If you think todays artist are not commercial you're fucking naive :roll:

Can't believe how every nimbrod can make tons of money but how a singer all of a sudden is a sell out when he or she can make an extra million.

[jon_s]

I am sorry, but who cares if 50 Cent sell out? Everyone has their price, hell, even I have sold out at certain points in my life. We all have on some scale.