In reply to #1Lamb.

Not quite. Kickstarter is used all the time in hollywood usually when actors or producers really believe in a independent project and want to push it forward, but they can't get a big financing company or production brand behind their budget - this is common, because even in the rare occasion that an independent movie manages to flip a profit they still have to pay more than 50% of their funds to the distributors in each territory/country the project is promoted in.
Music is different, especially when an established act that is represented by a label is asking the public to donate money - I don't agree with this because it feels shady dressing this up as getting the fans involved when they are basically trying to snub Epic; i.e. LA Reid and his ex-wife Pebbles for personal reasons -after all blood is thicker than water, and LA Reid is going to stick by the mother of his kids. I don't even like Pebbles because she is a thief and a liar but I don't agree with the fact that the biopic (which I did enjoy) did not cover the fact that their deal was not the only reason why they went bankrupt - which was mainly because of touring fees (music acts usually pay for the bulk of their tour and hope to flip a profit), Tionne's medical fees and the millions it cost Lisa in house insurance for her boyfriends home. If they wanna 'involve' the fans, they should just do a front cover with fan-names again, instead of asking for $150k.