By Ben Sisario, NY Times – click here for the original article. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/arts/music/nicki-minaj-tracy-chapman-lawsuit.html For months, the entertainment industry’s legal calendar had an intriguing item on the horizon: a copyright trial pitting Tracy Chapman, the singer-songwriter, against the rapper Nicki Minaj. But that trial is not to be. Late last month, the parties agreed to a…
There are numerous incredibly talented musical artists in the world. There are far fewer financially successful ones. One of the most painful truths that I learned in my youth was that the obscure and underground punk and metal bands I loved were often near financially destitute, and that sucks. It was cool when I was…
