I'm shocked that she didn't know this already. Artists have been talking about this forever. As long as I can remember, top artists in the 90's always said don't take that cash advance from the record labels. Yes they'll give them million dollar advances but the artists pay that back with interest before they earn one dime. This is why she see artists from the 60's and 70's still touring, that money goes in their pockets. Many music fans come have given her that information. Plus producers only get categorized for producing outside acts, not themselves. This also has always been the case.