B1/B2 for concert auditions....anyone know about this?

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I think it’s not good when (as is usually the case) the person paying is in the US = implies financial reliance on a US tie 

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1 hour ago, millefleur said:

No expenses were paid, it's a "pay to play" concert. I think honestly it's a kind of deal where they are just selling the famous name of the concert for money.

 

The person who was approved got a 3 year B1/B2 visa with no restrictions. This person also has an extensive travel history of visiting Europe and comes from a rich family (father is paying for the trip). Not sure if any of that helps. I always thought having a wealthy parent pay for the trip of an adult was considered a "weak tie" but who knows. My guess is previous extensive travel history, zero knowledge of English and extremely specific reason for travel is why they were approved. Other than that they have zero ties to their home country and even have parents  for everything.

The money comment was more about your average joe who had none and was unlikely to improve their situation where they were, this is somewhat different.