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Post by George on Jan 21, 2016 16:17:17 GMT -5
"Your Love is My Drug" is still my jam after all these years.
I don't get why more of her songs are recurrent airplay on the radio here, as they only seem to play "Tik Tok" "Timber" and "Right Round."
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 22, 2016 11:48:31 GMT -5
Your Love Is My Drug will forever be my favorite Kesha song. So bright and cheerful and fun and the production is ace.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 2:33:16 GMT -5
Today's the day. #pray4Kesha
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Jan 26, 2016 6:34:09 GMT -5
Today's the day. #pray4Kesha Today's not the day. It was postponed yesterday to feb. 19.
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Post by getonthebus on Jan 26, 2016 11:06:30 GMT -5
If you're in or near Chicago, she's performing at Loyola one month from today. It's a reschedule of the concert she cancelled after checking into the rehabilitation facility. Exactly a week after the court date. FREE HA
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Post by Soldado de Juguete on Jan 26, 2016 11:22:53 GMT -5
She recorded a video yesterday for her fans! She sang a little of Amazing Grace.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 26, 2016 13:36:49 GMT -5
As much as I love Kesha, I couldn't get through that. I had high expectations and really wanted to like it but those affected vocals that a lot of pop girls are doing today (Demi, Selena, even Taylor...) grated on my nerves.
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Post by Fancy on Feb 5, 2016 0:43:24 GMT -5
it's a small victory but def a step forward.
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Post by Colton on Feb 7, 2016 15:17:28 GMT -5
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Feb 19, 2016 11:40:16 GMT -5
the contract stands.
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Post by Colton on Feb 19, 2016 12:54:29 GMT -5
Judge Won't Let Kesha Escape Dr. Luke Contract
Despite the pop star's sexual abuse allegations, the judge says it's not reasonable to "decimate a contract that was heavily negotiated."
On Friday, pop star Kesha Rose Sebert and songwriter-producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) squared off in a New York courtroom in a contentious dispute where the sanctity of a recording contract is being examined in light of sexual abuse allegations. Dr. Luke has come out ahead.
Kesha, who alleges that Dr. Luke drugged and raped her a decade ago and has committed ongoing abuse, has been pushing for a preliminary injunction that would allow her to record outside of Dr. Luke's purview. Her attorneys have told the judge that the careers of pop stars are short and that if an injunction doesn't issue, the irreparable harm she faces is a ruined career. After being briefed on the arguments, New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich was skeptical.
"You're asking the court to decimate a contract that was heavily negotiated and typical for the industry," said the judge to Mark Geragos, the attorney for Kesha, who sat in the back row with her mother Pebe and looked solemn.
Kornreich heard arguments that Dr. Luke had invested a substantial amount — $60 million in her career — and that the producer had agreed to allow her to record without his involvement. The judge told Geragos that "decimates your argument," adding, "My instinct is to do the commercially reasonable thing."
Her decision to deny an injunction came amid planned protests from Kesha fans outside the courtroom.
Dr. Luke's own position is that Kesha and her reps are attempting to extort him in order to extricate her from contracts with Luke's Kemosabe Records label, housed under Sony. He denies the sexual abuse and attributes her action to becoming frustrated by a stalled career. His attorneys led by Christine Lepera have argued that Kesha's claims came too late and are too vague, the harm is overstated and that she's not likely to prevail on her discrimination, harassment and hate crime claims nor beat his ones for allegedly breaching a contract and committing defamation.
At today's hearing, Justice Kornreich's role was sorting through this mess, deciding not only whether an injunction should issue, but also whether to grant either of the dueling motions to dismiss. Kornreich spoke of the lack of medical evidence such as hospital records to corroborate the assault allegations. "I don't understand why I have to take the extraordinary measure of granting an injunction," she said.
Geragos acknowledged that Kesha has always been amenable to recording with Sony, separate from Luke's company, but also that the offer from the other side amounted to an "elusive promise." Kesha may have to accept Dr. Luke's offer as the only available option for her at the moment.
The judge didn't make a ruling on the motions to dismiss, reserving that decision for a later time, but did point out some vagueness in Kesha's counterclaims and may give her an opportunity to file and amended version.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/judge-wont-let-kesha-escape-867571
tl:dr
1) her request for an injunction to be let out of her contract was DENIED.
2) Her request to have Luke's counter suit dismissed (that she made everything up and this is defamation) HAD NO DECISION MADE. The judge asked for more specific details about the alleged abuse and will make a decision on dismissing Luke's case after it is provided.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 13:03:21 GMT -5
I read something that said that she is free to work without Dr. Luke as long as it is under Sony but that she knows she won't be promoted. Is that true?
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Post by Colton on Feb 19, 2016 13:11:39 GMT -5
I read something that said that she is free to work without Dr. Luke as long as it is under Sony but that she knows she won't be promoted. Is that true? Kesha refuses to work under Sony period.
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 19, 2016 13:19:25 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 19, 2016 13:27:36 GMT -5
How many albums does she owe under the contract?
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Post by Dylan :) on Feb 19, 2016 13:32:31 GMT -5
How many albums does she owe under the contract? I heard eight. She could push a greatest hits album and fill most of the others with demo, do minimal promo, if any
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Post by nightshade on Feb 19, 2016 13:34:41 GMT -5
How many albums does she owe under the contract? I heard eight. She could push a greatest hits album and fill most of the others with demo, do minimal promo, if any It doesn't mean that Sony will release them or count them towards the eight. I'm with Kesha but who signs a contract for that many albums...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 13:38:52 GMT -5
Regarding the legality of her music career (which imo should've never been brought into the sexual abuse suit, but rather proceeded after), I don't disagree with the judge here. She did sign the contract. The problem is that she made the suit as messy as it was and dragged Sony into it, which basically f**ked her career over. She was always going to lose that one.
I don't think we'll ever get another Kesha album.
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Post by Colton on Feb 19, 2016 13:41:10 GMT -5
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Feb 19, 2016 14:27:31 GMT -5
From what I read, her contract for 8, of which she's done 2. So she would have 6 albums left in the contract.
She would have been better to try to buy herself out. By dragging Sony into the fray between her and Luke, all she did was make sure they'll dig in
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 19, 2016 14:32:58 GMT -5
Eight? Damn. She's fukced.
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Post by getonthebus on Feb 19, 2016 14:47:02 GMT -5
Sony is getting muddied up in this. I wouldn't be surprised if she is able to get an album reduction on the contract, or even a guarantee that she will be able to do her own thing on a few of the remaining albums. It will be long, ugly, and hard fought, but Sony is going to start to notice the shitstorm they're in and need to deal.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 19, 2016 14:48:58 GMT -5
I heard eight. She could push a greatest hits album and fill most of the others with demo, do minimal promo, if any It doesn't mean that Sony will release them or count them towards the eight. I'm with Kesha but who signs a contract for that many albums... Jojo, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears and more all had 6+ album deals in their original contracts.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Feb 19, 2016 15:10:40 GMT -5
I don't see Sony paying any price at all for not letting her out of her contract. Kesha isn't exactly a household name anymore, and if the assault allegations get tossed, this loses all of the appeal for mediato keep up withere it
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Post by getonthebus on Feb 19, 2016 15:28:26 GMT -5
It doesn't mean that Sony will release them or count them towards the eight. I'm with Kesha but who signs a contract for that many albums... Jojo, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears and more all had 6+ album deals in their original contracts. It is genuinely shocking how exploitative many contracts are towards young artists, and it's one of the most disgusting things about this industry.
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Feb 19, 2016 15:29:23 GMT -5
I feel so sorry for her. I haven't often seen an artist fighting this hard to get released. Actually, I don't know of any other.
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Post by George on Feb 19, 2016 15:56:18 GMT -5
From what I read, her contract for 8, of which she's done 2. So she would have 6 albums left in the contract. I'm surprised the Cannibal and Deconstructed EPs plus I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album don't count?
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Post by getonthebus on Feb 19, 2016 16:35:57 GMT -5
From what I read, her contract for 8, of which she's done 2. So she would have 6 albums left in the contract. I'm surprised the Cannibal and Deconstructed EPs plus I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album don't count? Dance Commander is a remix album, not an original, and IIRC Cannibal was an EP, but was technically classified as part of the Animal re-release, so it doesn't get to count toward her total. The label has the power to finagle things to maximize return on an artist. It makes business sense, but it also can hurt the artist.
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