The following are most of the options available WHEN a musician gets the industry's attention. The musician then needs to impress the music industry with his/her creative talents. The reward for building a successful career is the possibility of doing business with a major label someday. Major labels need to work with creative talents to maintain their viability in a ever-changing popular music environment.
The following short summaries of the most common kinds of indie/major deals are given as an introduction to them.
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