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Originally Posted by imcarthur

Interesting breakdown of the estimated costs to make a single hit song. Rihanna's 'Man Down'.

Writing: $18,000
Songwriter: $15,000
Producer: $20,000
Vocal Producer: $15,000
Mix/Master: $10,000
Roll out: $1,000,000

Total: $1,078,000

See: NPR Planet Money

Ian

That last line should read: Payola: $1,000,000