December 27, 20159 yr Kesha & The Scene... are you ready? It's weird how her label won't do a payoff against Dr. Luke though? Like how their forcing her to work with him or not do anything else? Makes you wonder if there's more to these tales than letting on. Her last album and it's single all under-performed when compared to the first album and it's singles. Animal/Cannibal had 6 out 6 singles go top ten in the USA. Warrior only managed 1 out 3. I think though they see she potentially has another mid-hit of an album in her, it wouldn't be worth paying of Dr. Luke, but they don't want to drop her and risk her getting a hit for someone else. So development hell it is.
December 28, 20159 yr What I mean is... she is directly signed to Dr. Luke and if these allegations are true, it's being kept very quiet... it's almost like they don't believe her as I feel like this type of situation would normally be dealt with a payoff against Luke and business as usual. I mean his production style isn't particularly unique... what he does, Max Martin does too, so why not ship her off to MM?? Or even the Cataracks?
December 30, 20159 yr I'm very interested in what this band has to offer. I would also like a Max Martin or KSHMR collab
January 25, 20169 yr Author https://i.instagram.com/iiswhoiis/ Her instagram profile the past few days, she's looking so good and some of those messages :wub: looks like she's readying herself for court :o
February 5, 20169 yr Author Kesha wins a legal battle over her producer, Dr. Luke, who she says sexually assaulted her In the wave of lawsuits between Kesha and her former producer Dr. Luke, which have kept her career at a standstill, the pop star has claimed a small victory. A New York judge ruled to dismiss Dr. Luke’s lawsuits against Kesha’s mom as well as the singer’s manager. Dr. Luke alleged that Kesha’s mom, Pebe Sebert, was trying to extort him and had forced her to break contract with his label. The New York judge said there was no jurisdiction over Sebert in New York (but he’s filed a similar lawsuit where she lives, Tennessee). The lawsuit against Kesha’s manager, Jack Rovner, argued that Rovner “hates” the producer out of jealousy and sought to gain more money and control over her career. In throwing it out, the judge said it didn’t meet the standard of a tort and Rovner was acting within his authority as a manager. Kesha’s problems are far from over, though, as her contract with Dr. Luke’s company prevents her from recording elsewhere. She has another court date later this month to decide if she can release music outside of his company for the first time. The legal situation stems from Kesha’s 2014 suit alleging Dr. Luke had repeatedly sexually assaulted her, and he sued back. With no new music from the pop star since 2013, her lawyers argue she’s fading from public view. Now she’s fighting to get back. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kesha-wins-l...-143702604.html A small victory but still a long way to go!
February 5, 20169 yr Every little helps I guess, she's won this battle, let's hope she wins the war. Craving new Kesha music :(
February 19, 20169 yr She lost the injuction regarding the release from Sony :( Kesha was apparantly given the opportunity to record without Luke
February 19, 20169 yr Author 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 he had agreed to allow her to record without her 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 how about the lack of medical evidence such as hospital records from the assault allegations. "I don't understand why I have to take the extraordinary measure of granting an injunction." 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." As the hearing continues on the subject of which claims will move forward, Kesha may have to accept Dr. Luke's offer as the only available option for her at the moment. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/j...a-escape-867571 It doesn't really sound totally unjust after reading this but it's still heart breaking for her. :( Hopefully we get new music regardless and she lets that do the talking.
February 20, 20169 yr It's absolutely atrocious what's happened but I'm really surprised Twitter has blown up as much as it has so far!
February 23, 20169 yr He went on a massive Twitterspree last night... BUT I think it's evidently true because Katy isn't working with him, Miley cut ties with his last year, Taylor supported 250k to the cause, Demi Lovato has criticised him.
February 24, 20169 yr The response from other celebs has been amazing. I don't understand why Sony don't just let her go, that's all she was asking for! I can't get into it, because it makes me so angry. I also thought Demi's twitter rant was glorious, I was living
February 27, 20169 yr Author https://twitter.com/markgeragos/status/703272146676686848 ^ SINGING A NEW SONG. Clip from a song to thank fans for everything recently, sounds gorgeous. Whatever she does next musically is going to be quite a heartbreaker I can imagine.
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