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Originally posted by DR3ch
it does happen to males as well.
It happened to every successful artist. The difference is that they did not complain because they knew it was necessary for their careers and eventually they all gained their creative freedom back.
Labels are not evil but if a "sound" is not selling, why put any money on it? They need artists that sell to make a living.
Tinashe is not selling at all. I would have dropped her after "Superlove"
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I feel for Tinashe because I'm sure it must be painful for her, but complaining about her label publicly will not do anything good for her career. I did support her for speaking out, however, when the general public was dragging her for working with Chris Brown. The GP doesn't always realize how little control, if any, new/establishing artists have.
RCA is notoriously problematic, but you're right -- many have to play the game. Christina didn't like the bubblegum pop of her first era, but she went along with it because she was thankful to have a career. Plus the success from it allowed her to gain more creative control with future records. Even when/if you make it as a big star, however, there will still always be label politics (such as the first single to choose, how many singles/musicvideos you get to release etc).
As for Tinashe -- I think she's severely underrated. I wish she was doing better commercially.