Iirc that was after she'd been signed, and it was a small amount of shares in the very small label that signed her (a couple % at most), and mostly as a means of making sure she wasn't getting abused as is all too common with children in entertainment.
The reality of the arts under capitalism is that the vast majority of artists who "make it" have some degree of a wealth-based or nepotism-based boost. But you never hear people talking about how Arcade Fire comes from oil money or how the members of The Strokes all met at elite boarding schools as a means of attempting to discredit their artistry. Like, sure, it takes a certain amount of money for your family to move to Nashville when you're a teen so you can pursue music, but it's not even in the realm of "my dad owns a major modeling agency" of wealth and connections.
She's definitely talented af, but didn't her dad give her a career jump start by owning stakes in a music label?
Iirc that was after she'd been signed, and it was a small amount of shares in the very small label that signed her (a couple % at most), and mostly as a means of making sure she wasn't getting abused as is all too common with children in entertainment.
The reality of the arts under capitalism is that the vast majority of artists who "make it" have some degree of a wealth-based or nepotism-based boost. But you never hear people talking about how Arcade Fire comes from oil money or how the members of The Strokes all met at elite boarding schools as a means of attempting to discredit their artistry. Like, sure, it takes a certain amount of money for your family to move to Nashville when you're a teen so you can pursue music, but it's not even in the realm of "my dad owns a major modeling agency" of wealth and connections.