[Tom.]

The bottom line is 60m in the UK vs 300m in the USA

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Tom.

The bottom line is 60m in the UK vs 300m in the USA

but that doesn't translate to record sales. TT sell over 2mill in the UK per album. These days thats a HUGE number even in America.

Europe is a much bigger market.

but if you're talking about lucrative commercial deals then, yes, America is big business.

[Tom.]

Originally Posted by Zippy

but that doesn't translate to record sales. TT sell over 2mill in the UK per album. These days thats a HUGE number even in America.

Europe is a much bigger market.

but if you're talking about lucrative commercial deals then, yes, America is big business.

If you can crack America you'll get respect everywhere for it, whereas you ca crack Europe and still be a laughing stock. Its more of an ego thing for some too

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Tom.

If you can crack America you'll get respect everywhere for it, whereas you ca crack Europe and still be a laughing stock. Its more of an ego thing for some too

Indeed.

Average artists like the Taylor Swifts and Miley Cyrus' of this world acquire huge world wide sales mainly due to their status in America.

And the scope for other ventures is much greater. Joss Stone has branched out into acting both film and TV. She'd have never had those opportunities in this country.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Average artists like the Taylor Swifts and Miley Cyrus' of this world acquire huge world wide sales mainly due to their status in America.

I don't think either of those are huge outside America. In the UK their albums struggle, same elsewhere in europe.

but they do get huge exposure because America is the central media focus of the world. It kinda owns the global main stage.