That is where you may be wrong... "We came, we saw, we got HYPHY, and ARTIST, MANAGERS, CLUBS, CONCERTS, PROMOTERS, etc, were getting paid like they have never got paid before... As many people hated it, that era was when the money in music for "US" was at it's best.
Artist's had shows booked every other week in places such as: Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Las Vegas, North & South Cal, Kansas City, Utah, and the fans came out in thousands.
Hate it, or love it, if I had a choice to do it all over again, bet your bottom dollar, I would. For the love of the music, not so much, but for the love of the MONEY, hell yes!