Iron Maiden Makes Millions Off Of Internet Pirates.

Most musicians have very different views when it comes to illegal downloading of their music. The Metal gods, Iron Maiden have used this to their advantage. Using musicmetric, which allows for them to track where their music is most popular with internet pirates, they have focused their subsequent tours based on these findings. Having gathered the information that Iron Maiden is becoming popular in South America they have toured this region heavily, racking in huge profits. One show in Sao Paulo, Brazil netted the band a staggering 2.58 million dollars. Some of the more popular acts should follow this formula and stop worrying so much about where their fans get their music. Is that not the point? Entertaining fans should be the top priority not counting money.

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