I'm talking about compared to the R&B artists that came out around his time, the climate, etc. Is he not still getting platinum albums? Hits? A relevant name on social media? Compare his status to say, Mario? Or August Alsina?
No one cares about Rihanna. Stop inserting her.
Bey debuted her solo career 2 years before him and has sold like 3x as much with way less albums as well.
It's sad that no big male R&B artist debuted in the mid 2000s but having weak contemporaries is no excuse for weak sales.
J.Lo is not important musically anymore so her working with Dr Luke is irrelevant to his case
Ke$ha lost the case anyway:
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Kesha just lost her war against Sony. A New York state judge has rejected her lawsuit.
As previously reported, Kesha tried to get an emergency order giving her the right to get out of her Sony deal, on grounds Dr. Luke allegedly raped her and Sony was tormenting her by holding her to the deal.
Kesha lost that bid yet pressed on to have her day in court, but Sony aggressively moved to get the entire case thrown out. The judge has now squarely sided with Sony, rejecting all of Kesha's claims.
The judge didn't buy Kesha's "slavery" argument because Sony wasn't pushing for her to work only with Dr. Luke. They would have made other producers available. By rejecting that offer, the judge felt Kesha was unreasonable.
Kesha had also argued she was the victim of a hate crime, claiming Dr. Luke's alleged abuse was covered under that law. The judge said, "Although [Luke's] alleged actions were directed to Kesha, who is female, [her claims] do no allege that [Luke] harbored animus toward women or was motivated by gender animus when he allegedly behaved violently toward Kesha."
And the "multi-platinum" album didn't even sell 1 million.
Literally who cares this is the case for all certifications for years to come for EVERYONE. Times have changed. Hop off that mans dick and get over it.
