Unable to care about the plight of millionaires.

Video killed the radio star. Internet killed the video star. Labels are trying futilely to prevent their obsolescence instead of adapting to a new paradigm. I think the consumer should push back, especially against corporate music.

Ms. Bell has long supported black enterprise and lauded entrepreneurship by African Americans.

I’m just going to throw this out there, but I suspect that she’s wrong and that a black anchor would have been in deep shit if they said that.

their mothers work multiple jobs

Oh no, rich people won’t be able to buy their private islands anymore! Won’t somebody please think of the rich people?!

Taylor, Gaga, Katy, Jennifer Hudson, Yoko Ono, Amy Grant and Kacey Musgraves, among many more*

YOUTUBE BAAAAAAAAAD!

Do you see that man over there, Kyle? That’s Lars Ulrich.

Seriously. This has to be the second most unsympathetic gathering of “artists” since Tidal. We’re supposed to take the sides of U2, McCartney, Gaga and Swift against Google? They probably all park their private jets next to one another.

Aspiring my ass. It’s ironic that an actual aspiring artist would kill for a video of them singing to go viral, and yet these asshats, who’ve already made it, are scared they may be losing a few dollars. Trust me, you’re not and for the one’s who haven’t become famous, locking down the internet is the worst thing you…

“And while you’re at it, mandate that everyone buy music exclusively from Tidal.”

All we need is for Metallica to cosign.

Color me shocked that Taylor Swift™ would be party to such corporate whoredom.

I’d feel worse for these people if the music industry hadn’t turned into a consolidated shitshow of only a handful of artists netting the vast majority of the profits - like from 10% to 2%. Also, if any of these people collaborated with Pitbull then I feel we, the public, are owed for having to endure it.

“I have it on good authority that she’s secretly a j-o-o. Which is fine for handling money, I wouldn’t hire anyone else, and they are a beautiful people and they love me, but not really trustworthy in the White House.” ~ Carnie Handed Mango Man 2016

I canoe help you with that.

“Men are afraid women will take their canoe paddles. Women are afraid of losing their spirituality.”

Killin’ yer fiancé by takin' his paddle? Oh yeah... That’s a paddlin’.

What a poetic fucking response. So beautiful and so useful even beyond alcohol and other substance abuse. Thank you for sharing and doing this series.