Lawsuit: Brandy Compares Recording Contract to Slavery, Label Fires Back, ‘You Have Not Dropped a Hit Song In a Decade’
Brandy’s record
label, Chameloen Entertainment, dished an epic clapback in response to her
lawsuit which compared her contract to slavery.
The label
faulted the singer’s choice of words in the midst of the racial tension
currently tearing the United States apart and noted that she had no grounds for
suing since she has not dropped a hit in the last decade.
The R&B
singer filed a lawsuit earlier seeking to break away from the ‘shackles’ of
the contract she signed in 2011, saying it jeopardized her career when it tried
to prevent her from recording and releasing new music among other
things and is requesting thousands of dollars the label owes her for
pay or play fees.
The ‘Aphrodisiac’ singer
claims that the record label tried to pressure her into giving up her
non-recording avenues of income including concerts and Broadway shows. This is
according to documents obtained by TMZ.
A rep for
Chameleon Entertainment CEO, Breyon Prescott, however stated that Brandy and
her lawyer reviewed the contract before signing, hence, her lawsuit comes as a shock.
He noted that the allegation was a desperate ploy at publicity
instead of the singer facing the harsh reality that her best days are
over. The rep also noted that Chameleon took a risk “signing an artist
that hasn’t had a chart single success since the early 2000’s.”
Brandy’s lawsuit
is very similar to Kesha’s who also referred to her contract with Sony as
slavery. In fact, her lawyer is of this opinion stating that, “Brandy
Norwood’s story is ‘Kesha Redux, but without the sex.”
Recall that
Brandy is one of the celebrities who has shown enormous support for the
embattled ‘die young’ singer in her ongoing legal battles.
This is the
second lawsuit Brandy has filed. She filed a similar lawsuit in L.A. back in
March. The latest lawsuit was filed in NYC.
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