iTunes "Tribute Bands"

[Bob]

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THESE?!?!?!

I understand the piano ones, and the sax ones, etc etc. But the ones where they simply take the original song and have someone (WHO CANNOT SING) do it??? WHY would anyone EVER want to BUY that?!?!

I honestly cannot comprehend it.

[Pink Champagne Ricochet]

I think it's far cheaper to get the rights to record the songs than to liscence the original recordings. There are a lot of these kinds of releases out there, sold in various stores to people that don't read the fine print. They pretend to be Now compilations but cheaper. I'm not exactly sure why they're on iTunes since the prices are equalized more. There's tons of good music that isn't on there, but they have to put this crap on instead...(this also goes for this one asshole guy who has multiple albums consisting of him repeating celebrties' names over and over...I don't remember his name, but if you search for Kelly Clarkson or Ashlee Simpson his "song" "about them" will come up)