7/18/16 5:57 PM PST
359 Brandy claims the contract she signed with Chameleon Entertainment is like a ball and chain, and she has filed a lawsuit to break the shackles.
The singer has been signed to the record label since 2011 and claims in the lawsuit they promised her hundreds of thousands of dollars in production costs to make her albums. Brandy says that didn't happen after the first album.
Brandy claims the label actually tried to prevent her from recording and releasing new music, which she says put her career in jeopardy.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the record label tried to pressure her into giving up her non-recording avenues of including concerts and Broadway shows.
Brandy's lawyer says in the lawsuit, "Brandy Norwood's story is 'Kesha Redux, but without the sex." As you know, Kesha also referred to her contract as slavery.
Brandy filed a similar lawsuit in L.A. back in March ... the latest lawsuit was filed in NYC.
She wants out of the contract and hundreds of thousands of dollars she claims they owe her for pay or play fees.
http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/07/18/brandy-record-contract-lawsuit-slavery/ :receipts:
So they wanted her to stop doing everything that didn't have to do with being in the studio recording music?
How are they gonna stop her from releasing music, but ask for a kick back on her other ventures? Disgusting.
so it IS true.
Breyon's pissed that Quee' wanted to focus on acting as well.
This really sucks. Push through Bran
this is terrible.shes been in the business so long, how did she end uo in a contract like this? I hope she wins.
Quote from: Drais. on July 19, 2016, 02:04:53 AM
So they wanted her to stop doing everything that didn't have to do with being in the studio recording music?
on their terms under a shit contract, yes :dead: why should she record and release an album that she'll end up unhappy with just to say she did it? If she isn't putting out a GREAT album that she's capable of (with her controlling the sound) then I'd rather her continue to play hardball until they give her that damn money
They wanted a piece of EVERYTHING. this has nothing to do with her focusing on acting
she had moved on from that and was focused and excited about music 100% (according to her at the beginning of the year)
Breyon just happened to allegedly throw a wrench in those plans
but
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why is TMZ posting this again? there are no new developments it seems, and i feel like I've read this article now for the
10th damn time :dead:
Quote from: RIGGY on July 19, 2016, 03:45:42 AM
but
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why is TMZ posting this again? there are no new developments it seems, and i feel like I've read this article now for the
10th damn time :dead:
Me too.The only thing I see is that this one was filed in New York and the first was filed in LA.
I will kick Breyons chunky ass
Ugh this makes me so sad. I can't even imagine how frustrating it is for Ghan.
I hope Brandys lawyers push hard and make things move a bit faster. Tho we all know how sitty Justice is and their agendas
i hope they hurry tf up and i hope she wins. i really wish sonja was still her manager tbh.
they are really taking their time, dont they? when did the 1st news come? seems like forever
But did Kesha win?
theres definitely a new album coming tho. i hope she just signs a distribution deal and releases independent. im sure she will make more money that way.
Quote from: Scott LeBeau on July 19, 2016, 06:14:53 AM
they are really taking their time, dont they? when did the 1st news come? seems like forever
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30/brandy-lawsuit
she can still release music tho, especially since her contract has been suspended since 2014. ch
Somone tell me if i'm understanding this wrong; the label wouldn't bankroll the next album - probably because Two Eleven underperformed. Brandy cut ties with Breyon and Chameleon - unbeknwonst to him :dead: and he's been contractually blocking her from doing things outside of music, or at least trying too?
Quote from: garlic on July 19, 2016, 06:19:04 AM
Quote from: Scott LeBeau on July 19, 2016, 06:14:53 AM
they are really taking their time, dont they? when did the 1st news come? seems like forever
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30/brandy-lawsuit
March 30, so it will mark 4 months at the end of July. Mmmm..... hopefully around September this will be resolved for good.
Sounds to me like she signed a 360 deal.
She wanted them to fund MULTIPLE albums, but they didn't live up to their budget with the very first one. She was possibly getting more money for acting/Broadway and Breyon wanted a piece of that pie. Which is fine IF he lived up to his expectation of funding 2/11 better as well as future albums.
Bran prob said.... I'm not gonna be cutting you a check for outside endeavors, when the roll out for 2/11 was shit. As well as lack of hope for a future album.
So he's asking her to cut acting checks or don't record/release music.
You guys might not like my feelings toward this, but I could care less if Brandy puts out another label/studio album.
The music climate is shit! Trying to do a traditional album/roll out isn't worth the hassle or return. She's a veteran and I'de prefer if she focuses more on solidifying her legacy rather than adding to it.
Drop Eps/vids soely for the fans and start the next leg of her empire. Fans are ungrateful at times, the general public is fickle, business is shady. What's the point and what is she going to prove.
Its not a 360 deal. If it was, they would WANT her to pursue other ventures cause they will get a cut from Broadway, endorsements, Zoe Moon, tours, etc. Seems to me like the deal only allows them to make a bulk of the money from albums and touring perhaps. Brandy did say they are trying to get her to sign a horrible deal with the major label Breyon is now with. Thats the 360 and she wants no parts of it. She aint dumb.
I dont think she necessarily signed a bad deal. She just signed it with bad people who really dont have her best interests at heart.
Quote from: garlic on July 19, 2016, 06:12:21 AM
i hope they hurry tf up and i hope she wins. i really wish sonja was still her manager tbh.
!!!!!!
I need the full tea
I think her winning this ... is a given
It's just how did she get into it in the first place
And she can still release music a la BegPlead' so ....
And it just says alberms, how many alberms? 2? Cause I can't see her signing anything past a 2 alberm deal at that time. Do they just want their other alberm from her?
:dead: @ Breyon fuming as he watches her snap, Chicago! Zoe! .... he is PISSED he wanted a Full Moon under his watch :kii:
This same thing happen to Lil' Kim when she signed to Violator.
Just sad.
Quote from: .betterwiseup on July 19, 2016, 09:19:55 AM
This same thing happen to Lil' Kim when she signed to Violator.
Just sad.
but I thought they sued her for like 2 million because she wouldn't complete
I mean when you're a vet falling off and you sign with these upstart labels. They NEED you to carry the label, the future of it depends on their belief you can make a monster.
at this point i dont feel sorry for Bran
she has been in the business for far too long and has had great mentors/support systems in her wonderful career..
this is disgusting and she shouldve known way better.
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 09:52:11 AM
at this point i dont feel sorry for Bran
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wtf
:omgwatshappening:
Quote from: r u ok on July 19, 2016, 09:56:15 AM
And I don't feel bad for tisha
well i feel bad for that baby 'oni canceled
:everythingok:
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 09:52:11 AM
at this point i dont feel sorry for Bran
she has been in the business for far too long and has had great mentors/support systems in her wonderful career..
this is disgusting and she shouldve known way better.
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I mean, yea comparing her to Kesha was a bit dramatic IMO :dead:
i prolly need more deets, sounds like they just want their alberm
Breyon might be a snake, everyone in the business is :dead:
I'm just tired of the hum drum, sit down somewhere and record your alberm girl :dead:
And stop flip flopping about releasing it everytime you change directions. That's how we got Two Eleven. Just stop with the shenanigans girl! Damn.
(http://i.imgur.com/RFjQ57V.gif)
OMG
BreyOFF fucking fag
U BETTER leave Ghan alone ugly BITCH
feel bad that Kelly just discovered those stretch marks on her kneecaps
Do y'all think this kind of press is helpful or hurtful to her brand? I think it has definitely helped Kesha's image.
Quote from: GoDiegoGo on July 19, 2016, 10:31:42 AM
Do y'all think this kind of press is helpful or hurtful to her brand? I think it has definitely helped Kesha's image.
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That's Kesha, and she lied and said she was raped. I don't believe her tbh.
But yea, she has feminist support so yea
But not Brandy IMO, it does nothing for her. She's a seasoned vet and wasn't fckn Breyon. How could her lawyers miss this :dead:
It hurts cause now we really ain't getting shit. Beg n Plea is already old so ... I guess
And those comments are beyond disgusting.I don't know why they gave this to TMZ.
Quote from: GYNandTONIC on July 19, 2016, 06:52:54 AM
You guys might not like my feelings toward this, but I could care less if Brandy puts out another label/studio album.
The music climate is shit! Trying to do a traditional album/roll out isn't worth the hassle or return. She's a veteran and I'de prefer if she focuses more on solidifying her legacy rather than adding to it.
Drop Eps/vids soely for the fans and start the next leg of her empire. Fans are ungrateful at times, the general public is fickle, business is shady. What's the point and what is she going to prove.
for so many years I expected another classic album and an impressive tour.. The label situation is another thing holding her career back..I see the potential, but I don't know it anymore. Brandy is not the problem, but the producers, writers, management..
Quote from: rosone1 on July 19, 2016, 10:53:04 AM
And those comments are beyond disgusting.I don't know why they gave this to TMZ.
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This is mess
They are ripping Brandy to shreds
TMZ is wrong for quoting her as saying its Slavery. She needs to sue them.
It's TMZ, not The Washington Post :letsmessfag:
Hope everything works out in the end for her
Why cant Brandy catch a break? It's so unfair how much bullshit she's gone through.
Makes me sad for Bran
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 09:52:11 AM
at this point i dont feel sorry for Bran
she has been in the business for far too long and has had great mentors/support systems in her wonderful career..
this is disgusting and she shouldve known way better.
gor, shut yo dunce cap ass up
Quote from: Marilyn on July 19, 2016, 11:07:56 AM
Why cant Brandy catch a break? It's so unfair how much bullshit she's gone through.
!!! Hopefully, there's something bigger and better for her on the other side of these obstacles.
FAKE ass fagg ... i said what i said and aint moving!
Pull through Queen
I cannot imagine how this would make one feel....
She's been through so much...stay strong Quee'
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:12:26 AM
FAKE ass fagg ... i said what i said and aint moving!
your persistent negativity looks like hating. It's just fckin late and am sick of reading it tbh
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:12:26 AM
FAKE ass fagg ... i said what i said and aint moving!
Don't worry I agree with u, everytime I see this I don't even wanna step in the thread cuz I cringe but I can see that she was in a low moment of her life at the moment and took whatever is available... But for all that why didn't she just take the deal that Timbaland was Tryna offer her and Ray-J was consigning as well on AFB smh
Bitch u don't even Stan for Brandy..
Dipping in and out of fucking threads throwing your fraud ass 2 cents...
Fuck up out my face..
I ain't moving on it or fucking retracting.
What's GOOD?
:omgwatshappening:
I had a vision that Brandy is gonna end up doing Gospel.
I was high af, but I saw it.
Considering everything she's going through personally & professionally right now;
it's as if all of her layers are being peeled back. Sis is going through a period of transition.
When the dust finally settles in her life I think she is gonna go Gospel.
Mark my words...
Quote from: Harlem on July 19, 2016, 11:17:08 AM
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:12:26 AM
FAKE ass fagg ... i said what i said and aint moving!
Don't worry I agree with u, everytime I see this I don't even wanna step in the thread cuz I cringe but I can see that she was in a low moment of her life at the moment and took whatever is available... But for all that why didn't she just take the deal that Timbaland was Tryna offer her and Ray-J was consigning as well on AFB smh
Yeah bro.
It really bothers me and makes me think she believed this was all she could get ..
A 5 album deal?
How?
I'm really upset about this.. This man had a huge history of being negligent and mishandling Jamie's career..
5 albums bran? Like :uhh: and with him of all ppl?
Everyone in La knows about him and his foolishness
Quote from: MΛΥDΛΥ on July 19, 2016, 11:18:09 AM
I had a vision that Brandy is gonna end up doing Gospel.
I was high af, but I saw it.
Considering everything she's going through personally & professionally right now;
it's as if all of her layers are being peeled back. Sis is going through a period of transition.
When the dust finally settles in her life I think she is gonna go Gospel.
Mark my words...
i really don't see a passion for gospel in bran
ffff if Brandy goes gospel I am through
I mean, I don't really see any of you knowing anything about the ins and outs of the music industry. Why try to pretend that you do? Ch...
She should definitely do a Gospel alb' years down the line n stuff
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:20:37 AM
Quote from: MΛΥDΛΥ on July 19, 2016, 11:18:09 AM
I had a vision that Brandy is gonna end up doing Gospel.
I was high af, but I saw it.
Considering everything she's going through personally & professionally right now;
it's as if all of her layers are being peeled back. Sis is going through a period of transition.
When the dust finally settles in her life I think she is gonna go Gospel.
Mark my words...
i really don't see a passion for gospel in bran
I hope I'm wrong.
I love the Lord & all, but I don't want my faves going Gospel :plzstop:
Quote from: Lazarus on July 19, 2016, 11:03:33 AM
Hope everything works out in the end for her
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I want Ghan and Mon to do one in their 40s I think
Like as a last album before retirement; but a slay on the Gospel charts and secular ones.
A Take me To The King and Kirk Franklin "Stomp" kinda mess
Just another genre for them to slay before they just rest @ Legendary status IMO
Quote from: GYNandTONIC on July 19, 2016, 06:44:51 AM
Sounds to me like she signed a 360 deal.
She wanted them to fund MULTIPLE albums, but they didn't live up to their budget with the very first one. She was possibly getting more money for acting/Broadway and Breyon wanted a piece of that pie. Which is fine IF he lived up to his expectation of funding 2/11 better as well as future albums.
Bran prob said.... I'm not gonna be cutting you a check for outside endeavors, when the roll out for 2/11 was shit. As well as lack of hope for a future album.
So he's asking her to cut acting checks or don't record/release music.
s
The funding for Two Eleven was bad? :dead:
I just need some concrete info.
Is there anyway Silent can just give us some tea? Can we get copies of this contract?
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:19:48 AM
Quote from: Harlem on July 19, 2016, 11:17:08 AM
Quote from: Glock on July 19, 2016, 11:12:26 AM
FAKE ass fagg ... i said what i said and aint moving!
Don't worry I agree with u, everytime I see this I don't even wanna step in the thread cuz I cringe but I can see that she was in a low moment of her life at the moment and took whatever is available... But for all that why didn't she just take the deal that Timbaland was Tryna offer her and Ray-J was consigning as well on AFB smh
Yeah bro.
It really bothers me and makes me think she believed this was all she could get ..
A 5 album deal?
How?
I'm really upset about this.. This man had a huge history of being negligent and mishandling Jamie's career..
5 albums bran? Like :uhh: and with him of all ppl?
Everyone in La knows about him and his foolishness
FACTS!
Like u didn't look him up or research this nigga before signing that deal... Like she ain't let Sonja review the contract... I swear she should've just signed with Timbo and let him use her as his muse, so much more could've happened for her musically...
Bran better not do no gospel album sorry... Maybe a song on a compilation album... I want a LIVE album of her hits before that...
But in her 40s I just want Bran to become a megastar in the acting world... Get a major or a breakout role in a major film and get yo ass on prime time TV... Don't know how ABC ain't pick up Zoe Moon but picked up Uncle Buck smfh... Also I see her doing more Broadway leading roles and getting endorsements...
are y'all ok?
I don't think so TBH, this just shows how much of a impact she is musically... Lack of music makes her fans a bit cray.... we have nothin else to talk about but analyze the shoulda coulda wouldas of her career smh