I am exactly like you. My method of sampling music was to sit in someone else's car listening to theirs or from the radio. Not physically owning my own music... I know I am going to sound paranoid.. but I'd rather own a cd and know I can re-rip it anytime I want to on any device I want to, than cross my fingers and…

If I understand Tidal correctly the 75% is what goes to record labels in most cases, Jay-Z and T-Swift own their music so they get a large portion of that 75% unlike most artist. And the other 25% goes to shareholders of which the 16 people on the stage all have 3 shares.

I know tons of people who talk about the lack of diversity of shows with male showrunners, actually. The lack of ethnic diversity on the HBO show Silicon Valley was a big issue when it came out last year and the recent debacle surrounding SNL uber- producer Lorne Michael not hiring a Black female castmember since the…

It’s a fair point, certainly. But I think your assumption that this is an example of minority women not being able to take a substantial role in telling your own stories may insufficiently take into account (it’s not really clear to me whether this is entirely the case) that Mindy, as producer, hired the writers’…

This Music Business World article discussing Lily Allen's reservations toward Tidal is helpful: http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lily-allen-spo…

I’m no fraternity fan either, but your logic here is like justifying unfair police stops with “okay, he wasn’t doing anything that time, but the kid looks like a thug.” Luckily our system of laws is not based on what we think somebody might have done at some other time.

So he took the great Reasonable Doubt off of Spotify and left the crap sandwich that is Magna Carta Holy Grail on Spotify. Not that he cares, MCHG was basically free to the consumer with the download of an app so he pretty much made his money from that album.

maybe because they are multi millionaires and most of us plebs are poor? Listening to them whine about not getting enough money is annoying, especially since im over here patching up my jeans becauseI can only afford one pair every six months.

I think the biggest issue with Tidal and why there's been backlash is that they're positioning it as if they're doing some great, noble thing. Watching people like Kanye West and Jay-Z and Bey and Madonna who are all incredibly wealthy talk about how they deserve more money for their artistry and are "changing the…

so, the bottom like is, the rich over rated people just want to get richer

they are still not getting paid enough.

its all about Benjamin, JayZ wants more of your money

It’s not that simple. Let’s say that for an incoming class, they have 5 asian slots and 10 black slots. Is it really fair if the 6th best asian applicant is more qualified than the 10th black applicant for the asian applicant to not get in while the black one does? Nobody is saying that black people in total are not…

You’re the one who claimed “the show is based upon her life and she dates White guys in real life.” And I suggested that clearly not EVERYTHING was based on her life b/c whereas in life she is an actress and writer on the show she is a doctor. So clearly she picks and chooses what autobiographical elements to…

That was his whole point though. He assumed it would be less competitive as an African-American than an Indian-American because the pool of applicants was much smaller.

I don’t think there is any “conspiracy.”

Unfortunately, he is correct in a lot of cases. Affirmative action positions/scholarships/etc. are usually scooped up by rich and middle class minorities because they know these things exist and have the access to them more than underprivileged people. His point, beyond being a douche, is stating that he should have…

Mindy is not her brother and should not be held accountable for his nonsense. HOWEVER. So many of y’all on Jezebel were so ready to excuse her all-white (and almost) all male writers’ room, the fact that all 7 million of her love interests on The Mindy Project were (and are) conventionally attractive White guys (Seth…

He definitely realized that, hence pretending to be black instead of being Indian.

I know you might mean this in a rude way, but I actually think it’s really cool that Anna keeps writing about this story. She made a mistake, but she owned up to and and apologized, and her coverage of it has been very very good. I think it’s really brave of her, because she no doubt knows she’s going to keep getting…