As many current and former stars of music will tell you, you should always get legal advice before you sign a recording contract. We don't want to say that the record business is full of crooks, but the evidence suggests that there are plenty of people out there who are happy to take an artist for a ride and profit from their creations. If Toni Braxton - singer of the global smash hit 'Unbreak My Heart' - is telling the truth, for all the millions of records she sold she was paid a grand total of $2,000.
Braxton had a superstar profile but no money to go with it. Trying to maintain her image and career has seen her go bankrupt not once but twice, and only three years apart in 2010 and 2013. She's since found a more stable and reliable income by agreeing to shoot a reality television show which also features other members of her family, but admits on camera that every dollar she earns has to be carefully accounted for.