There are many ways for artists to start recording like winning the Xfactor or Britian’s Got Talent. But recently it is normal for artists to come up through Youtube or other video or social sites. People like Frank Turner (Link to Frank’s Website http://frank-turner.com/news/) or Justin Bieber! Even if artists get youtube famous or are able to upload music to iTunes they stil have a tough time trying to get a record deal, but if you do want to go into the music buisness go for it!
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