But I was this little pregnant black woman, and they were second-guessing me every step of the way. If I were a man and I was the executive producer of albums that had sold in excess of 13 million copies (worldwide), nobody would be second-guessing me. I never want to lose that control.īut on the other hand, being second-guessed stinks. When you ask them for more money, you risk losing creative control of your project because they have this huge investment to protect. But I told them I’d pay for anything extra out of my own pocket. three deadlines behind and at least a half-million dollars over budget. People (at the record company) were calling my engineer and asking, “Is she ever going to finish this record?” There was a lot of second-guessing going on.Ī: On the one hand, I couldn’t blame them. I know for a fact some people thought I’d never finish it. In following tweets, Baker broke down rates of streaming services and even referenced streaming service giants as “thieves in the temple” who use her name and likeness for free advertising.A: Not as far as I was concerned, but others did doubt it. The legendary musician later signed an exclusive streaming deal for his discography with Tidal in 2015. Prince notably removed his catalog from Spotify and YouTube as he believed that digital sales brought no real profit to artists. Since its inception, many artists have become overwhelmingly hesitant of music streaming services. But, let’s not Advertise *Spotify Streaming, which is, a Publicly Traded Company, with a 50 Million$ Valuation… but doesn’t pay Artists/Creators what their Worth.” Responding to a fan who showed support on Twitter, the ballad vocalist wrote, “Hello Sweetheart Thank You 4 Sending Me, Your Love. For singers like Baker, who have outlived their contracts, royalties from their work are still being paid elsewhere when they don’t have copyright possession of their master recordings. Masters recordings aren’t owned by artists initially because record labels finance the money to produce and promote the album and artists are paid via record sales. Please Dont advertise/buy them ABXO🎈💓 /PXe9xzsJK0- Anita Baker March 9, 2021 And, by Law…30 yr old, Mstrs are 2B Returned, 2 Me🎼 Unfortunately, They're gonna make me Fight 4 it. 🎁Miraculously… i have out-lived *ALL, of my Artists Contracts🎈 They no longer 'Own', My Name & Likeness.

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