GTA 6 music deal blasted as "utterly unacceptable" by musician who says his band was offered just $7,500 each by Rockstar, despite GTA 5's $8.5 billion revenue
Don't count on hearing this band around Vice City
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Update:Martyn Ware has clarified that the GTA 6 music deal his band was offered amounted to $7,500 for each of the song’s three writers.
In response to a tweet about the offer, Ware, singer of band Heaven 17, confirmed that the deal was not $7,500 total, but “$7,500 each for three writers,” amounting to a total payout of $22,500.
$7500 each for 3 writersStill utterly unacceptable Also $8.6B gross, not profit - but still…September 8, 2024
$7500 each for 3 writersStill utterly unacceptable Also $8.6B gross, not profit - but still…September 8, 2024
Original story:Heaven 17 singer Martyn Ware claims thatRockstar Gamesonly offered $7,500 to use the band’s 1983 hit song Temptation in the upcomingGTA 6"forever" - a proposition he refused because of GTA 5’s outlandish success.
“Naturally excited about the immense …
