21 Savage created his own buzz way before labels came into the conversation.
To your point, today's artist have more of an opportunity to do this with social media and access to technology.
It take little to no capital. Just time and effort.
Anita Baker Asks Fans Not To Buy Or Stream Her Music As She Battles For Her Masters.....
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To your point, today's artist have more of an opportunity to do this with social media and access to technology.
It take little to no capital. Just time and effort.
DAVE CHAPPELLE: don't watch my show until they pay me what they owe me!
BGOL RESPONSE: I hope he wins/will do/fuck HBO!
ANITA BAKER: Don't buy my music until my masters are returned to me!
BGOL RESPONSE: She should have had it in her contract to retain her masters in the first place.
its two different things totatlly and both of them are right... its just in Anitas case the music industry got her with that fine print...
making her think she will own her music... they aint mention all the fuckin hoopla one has to go through...
but the fact is, she is owed her music now, where as legally Dave wasnt..
There is no reason Anita shouldnt have rights to her music, without all the legal bullshit she has to do...
she needs to get the message out on a bigger platform, Daves popularity was like a fuckin Nuclear BomB...
the fact is tho.
we need to stop bein lazy an learn a little law e fuckin specially contract law...
but that has zero to do with Mrs Bakers injustice and how she deserves her masters now....
Let her re-record the music like Taylor Swift
I'm pointing out in the real time as its happening how black women don't get the same level of support in the way black men get when circumstances and the same or similar. Particularly on this board.
Daves issue got questioned but if you look at the threads about that the general thought and statements were supportive and no one said dave just needs to remix chappelle show...people just set out to not support netflix and hbo if need be. And daves position was actually WORST than anitas.
Yet with anita people can help by deleting her songs and albums off their streaming music services that would actually be very impactful in real time...take her shit off your playlist on spotify or tidal or youtube and wherever else it pops up. Are you willing to do that??
But no one is doing that and people just suggest she needs to rerecord her works like taylor swift did.... But thats not necessary because contractually the masters revert back to her and the label is fighting that....she doesn't need to rerecord anything. They need to unass those masters and give them back to her. And we can help by not supporting those albums until the masters are back in her possession as was CONTRACTUALLY AGREED UPON.
One thing being a lawyer has taught me is how to spot an issue and how to solve said issue. You, quite frankly, have totally missed the issue as well as the solution. Attempting to compare two totally different scenarios is not helping your argument. No, I will not explain why. Some things are better left for you to figure out.
One of your issues is not recognizing satire when you read it.
Have you followed your own suggestions?
Finally, if you want to dig deeper, let's discuss what we're actually doing to help women and/or the oppressed in society as opposed to typing behind computers...you might want to remove my quote from your example.
You know how it is bra. A MF be excited just to get a deal and make a deal with the devil kinda thing. Im sure shell get her masters. She made some great music.
Anita is my FAVORITE R&B artist of all time.
If she says stop streaming her music because she's getting screwed by the record label, consider it done on my end.
If she says stop streaming her music because she's getting screwed by the record label, consider it done on my end.
They don’t make’em like her no mo. Now it’s all WAP and seeing who can be the most obese.
Prince tried to tell y'all...
He did.
Shit, he didn't tell himself. White folks run his catalogue now, since his will allegedly disappeared
. Should have parked that will with Questlove or Dave Chappelle before the label killed him and wiped all traces of those documents.
The Music Industry is still filled with sheisty motherfuckers.
Sad. They put those big checks in the artist face and tell them they have to sign the contract to get the money not knowing they can get a real lawyer(not the record companies lawyer)????? to look over the contract before they literally sign their life away.
These music companies operate that cruel slave overlords. I pray for this sister on her fight to take ownership of what is rightfully hers.
When Michael Jackson and Prince won back their masters, they were murdered by their record labels in order for them to keep making money off black work. And never properly compensating us.
When Michael Jackson and Prince won back their masters, they were murdered by their record labels in order for them to keep making money off black work. And never properly compensating us.
Sounds like when she had nothing she wanted something, now she has something she wants everything. She was happy with the deal when she signed it and life was good with sales and touring, now that it has slowed downed she has her eyes on the masters because it will generate more income. Get back to work, record something new and make yourself relevant on the current misic scene.
That said she is probably trying to secure some financial stability/income for her family when she dies.
That said she is probably trying to secure some financial stability/income for her family when she dies.
Man I'm going through her catalogue. This lady was singing love songs to black men like nobodies business. She was 'Giving you the Best that she got" Apologizing to her Daddy, getting caught up in the Rapture. None of this angry black woman bullshit.
Well, the shows have dried up since covid and folk are trying to cash in on streaming services:
Why Superstar Artists Are Clamoring to Sell Their Music Rights
From Stevie Nicks to Bob Dylan to Shakira, artists and songwriters are cashing in on their old music catalogs. What's driving the trend?
www.rollingstone.com
WHAT. THE. FUCK.????
Anita Baker tells fans they can stream her music after obtaining her masters
“All My Children Are Coming Home,” she tweeted, alongside a photo of her albums.
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Anita Baker has given her fans the “all clear” to purchase and stream her music after she tweeted that her battle to obtain her masters is finally coming to an end.
On Friday (Sept. 3), the “Caught Up in the Rapture” singer took to Twitter to reveal the great news. “All My Children Are Coming Home,” she wrote, along with a photo of five of her albums. “Catalog. Impossible Things Happen...Every. Single. Day. Gratefully.” A fan retweeted her and asked, “ARE WE IN THE CLEAR?!?!?” to which Baker replied, “Yes. Chil’ren....STREAM. ON. ABXO.”
Anita Baker asks fans not to stream or buy her music as she fights for her masters
A REVOLT previously reported, the legendary singer asked her fans not to stream or buy her music because she did not make any money from it. “Miraculously... I have out-lived ALL, of my Artist Contracts,” the Rhythm of Love songstress tweeted back in March. “They no longer ‘Own’ My Name & Likeness. And, by Law...30-year-old masters are to be returned to Me. Unfortunately, they’re gonna make me Fight 4 it. I’m Prepared 2 do that. Please Don’t advertise/buy them. ABXO.”
After a fan said that they would dedicate a Spotify playlist to Baker, she told the person not to advertise the streaming company because it “doesn't pay artists/creators what they're worth.”
21 Savage says owning his masters has made him more money than touring
Baker then gave fans a lesson on how the music industry really works by breaking down what each artist actually makes from streaming. “2020 Streaming rate: $0.003 - $0.005, [which is] 1/3 - 1/2 A PENNY Per Stream for Artists minus... *fees *taxes *ect. ect. They need to leave me alone fr,” she tweeted.
Many artists have acquired their masters from record labels. Last month, 21 Savage revealed that owning his masters actually made him more money than touring. The 28-year-old said he learned from all of the older rappers “who fucked up” and “ain't do it the right way.”
Check out Baker’s tweets below.
She got them. That's why the thread was bumped.
Fuck them. I was listening to how En Vogue screwed themselves (wish I was there) over.
Shit, he didn't tell himself. White folks run his catalogue now, since his will allegedly disappeared
It's my understanding that Prince fought and got his masters, which is why was able to retain the name Prince later, instead of continuing to use The Symbol.
Since you broke it down like that, I will stream her on YouTube.
Fantastic
Desperate and hungry ain't foolish. Many were taken advantage of. Artists now are wiser and have more avenues to monetize their talents.
great news...just started streaming the "best of anita baker", "rapture" and "giving you the best that I've got" on Tidal.
perfect shit for a sunday morning
DOOM! #BARS
BGOL is the home of the contrarians.DAVE CHAPPELLE: don't watch my show until they pay me what they owe me!
BGOL RESPONSE: I hope he wins/will do/fuck HBO!
ANITA BAKER: Don't buy my music until my masters are returned to me!
BGOL RESPONSE: She should have had it in her contract to retain her masters in the first place.
Are artist really wiser today?
There are still plenty of artist being "taken advantage of", despite the fact that record companies aren't as important to becoming a recording artist/star today.
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