Education is very important in the entertainment industry. I have heard Super Models Tyra Banks and Tyson Beckford say many times, "This is a business...." I saw Tyson Beckford on the tv show The Big Idea, and he said, "...there is no class for this business, but you need to learn all you can about it. Study it." I see Tyra Banks on her TV show America's Next Top Model teaching the girls about the business side of the modeling industry all the time. She especially warns them about contracts. That episode scared me! But, education is a key to the business! Education is very important!
It's a fact that Michael Jackson holds a world record for charities. I love his charities, especially Society for Singers (www.singers.org). Check out the page. You need to know your rights as a singer. It all comes back to education. Education is very important.
The main point that I want to make is asked in the following set of questions?
(1)Do you remember the singing artist that changed his name in protest to his record company? The argument was about ownership of the songs. (The answer is Prince.)
(2)Do you remember the disagreement between Michael Jackson and his record company? I remember those disturbing images I saw!
(3)Do you remember the child actor that allegedly went broke because his managers took a lot of his money? The managers were his own parents! I will let you google that one.
Again, it all goes back to education. You need to know your rights (and responsibilities) whether you are a super model, singer, actor, TV personality (which has many journalism guidelines), comedian, etc. There are rules and regulations to every profession and job.
WORKS CITED
(1)http://mjaid.com/michael-humanitarian90s.htm (click Charities Supported)
(2)The Big Idea. www.cnbc.com
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