Accountability in Music • Page 446

"For Lil Wayne’s “Shimmy,” a track featuring Cat on the deluxe edition of his latest album “Funeral,” Dr. Luke used the name Loctor Duke."

Loctor Duke. Loctor. Duke. My gosh. If he weren't a fucking scumbag, I'd almost appreciate the audacity of that.

 

Fuckkkkk Dr. Luke co-wrote Wishing Well? Damnit, I've been playing the shit out of that song all week. I'm so naive, I would've just assumed he'd be blackballed from the industry at this point.

 

If Chris Brown can still put out hits in 2020, Dr. Luke can do the same. Sad times.

 

The entertainment industries are built for abuse and insulating abusers from consequence. It's harder to root people like R. Kelly, Weinstein, Dr. Luke out than if they were in government or even tech. It's not like these guys have boardrooms or voters. Who's gonna hold them accountable? Certainly not the law, and it appears the majority of consumers are unwilling to for now as well. Sad times indeed.

 

It all goes back to capitalism. As long as you're still a moneymaker despite what you've done, you're protected. It's that simple.

 

Nailed it here. Also why abuses committed by bands with major label backers are much less talked about with paid for PR machines.

 

I didn't expect to wake up to this but Dua is getting a lot of heat for this tweet

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oh she should with it being a fascist belief.

 

Joey Armstrong (Billie’s kid) from SWMRS

 

Makes this statement from yesterday not age well.

 

Didn't even take a day for them to be shown up as massive hypocrites. Stand with Lydia Night and not these self-serving pricks. I've supported them in the past but I'll be watching to see if they do anything in response to Joey being called out on his shit.

 

The statement says the band as well as Joey's family (BJA, who's already become quite the jaded prick in the public eye) knew. Fuck SWMRS and fuck Billie Joe Armstrong.

 

Saw that upon rereading the statement. Fuck them.

 

Solid thread:

 

Some awesome mentions on there and lots for me to go check out!

 

Fantastic list, lots of great bands in this thread. Always bums me out when people go to bat for shitty dudes in bands and don't give any time of day to the amazing bands with female/lgbt/non binary folks in them.

 

Also:

 

Gerard is a true real one

 

So they knew about what happened but toured with SWMRS anyways because the tour was going to help their band. Wow, that is fucked up.