In 2008, Aerosmith achieved a financial milestone that highlighted the changing landscape of the music industry. The band reportedly earned more money from the video game 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' than they did from any of their individual studio albums. The game featured 29 Aerosmith tracks and was a massive commercial success, selling millions of copies. This demonstrated how licensing music for gaming, movies, and advertisements could be more lucrative for legacy bands than traditional record sales in the digital age. Lead singer Steven Tyler noted that the game introduced a whole new generation of teenagers to their music, people who might never have bought a physical CD. Aerosmith, often called 'The Bad Boys from Boston,' remains one of the best-selling American rock bands of all time, with 150 million records sold.