Prize Question

American Idol: Season 3 Forum

I heard that the AI winner received $1 million cash. Then I heard Ryan refer to the prize as a $1 million RECORDING CONTRACT. Which is it? Cash or a contract?

It's a ONE MILLION DOLLAR recording contract.

record deal

I was confused because Simon asked one of the contestants early-on what he would do with the million dollars if he won, and he said "give some to charity, and pay off some bills" (etc.) and Simon didn't like his answer so he dismissed him. That's why I wondered. I saw that someone here on this board mentioned seeing the same thing.

no the winner gets a record deal

I dident here that.

I only know that he winner gets a record deal

Yeppers

dude did you read that book...the season 3 all access book....it says in there that JPL brought a record studio so that he can put songs out there

<<I heard that the AI winner received $1 million cash. Then I heard Ryan refer to the prize as a $1 million RECORDING CONTRACT. Which is it? Cash or a contract?>>

I asked a couple of people about this. They both said the same thing. When a record contract (or book contract, or movie contract, etc ...... basically, ANY contract which involves royalty payments) is made with a performing artist, the artist is paid an "advance" fee up front. It is really an "advance against future earnings".

So, RCA is supposed to advance Fantasia $1,000,000 (of which her agent -- 19 Entertainment -- will take a huge chunk). Then she will sell records for them and get no more payments until she has "earned" her million back for them. After that, she will earn money at whatever rate is set down in her contract.

That is what was told to me by two people I know who both have made CDs and have recording contracts.

yea, I've heard that the winner only gets 100,000 per ever million they sell because of how much money they have to play back to the show

whatever they get JPL should have got it b/c he SOOO rocks!! I LUV U JPL!!!!! lol yall i took a marry me JPL sign to the AI# season tour and he waved at me...and the millions aroud me but it still made me feel speacial!! I LOVE U JPL!!!!! U TAKE MY BREATH AWAY!!

yea...I took a John Stevens, my red headed dreamboat, Marry me Johnny...and no one stood up for him...so I was there standing mid floor holding my sign. On the clay group I posted all my pictures from the show...under MY AI3 SHOW....I got good pictures of them all but Diana because everyone was on their feet for her and in my way...