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[-] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

One of the few times I am rooting for Fred Durst.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 21 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

“My gut tells me that this isn’t a systematic scheme to withhold royalties. It’s more of an accounting issue that’s blown up,” Gilbert said. “It sounded pretty damning and pretty heavy-handed, but in my experience, I think it’s something less dramatic.”

“It’s a bit over the top,” said Tavern, who now lectures on the music industry at the University of New Haven. “It can probably be easily explained by bureaucracy, or incompetence,” or the sheer volume of payments processed by a music firm as large as UMG, he said.

Oh, the record company execs think this is a simple misunderstanding, and definitely doesn't represent them ripping people off. You have to believe them!

[-] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 hours ago

They want money?!?!?

I thought they did it all for the nookie. 🤔

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 8 points 11 hours ago

First you get the money. Then you get the power. Then you get the nookie.

[-] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago
[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 5 hours ago

Just wait around in a red baseball cap and soon you'll be rollin'.

[-] all-knight-party@fedia.io 1 points 7 hours ago

By asking that you've already failed. You needed to have the khakis the whole time.

[-] msmc101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 hours ago

good, fuck UMG

this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2024
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