In reply to AnonymousTruth.

hi as entitled as you are to your opinion lets enlighten u a bit
visibility does not mean success.
lets do the maths
Say hypothetically; Ashanti new album sells 20,00 copies (as lets be honest she's not gonna do ella mai numbers of 79k)

major label royalities for an estabilished artist like ashanti 20% (new artists 10-15%)
$10 x 20, 000 (at 20% royalty) =40k
$10 x 10,000 (independently ) = 100k

Ella Mai's first week take home.
shes probably making minium 300- 500k USD A year from shows and royalties. shes 38. So shes earning the same as a top doctor or lawyer she's doing just fine.

The reason y u guys have no black female artists is - coz u guys r more racist than whites holding your own to unrealistic standards. White people don't hold taylor swift n the kylie's n the Cheryl Cole's too such a high standard black people need to stop being so critical.