Brandy is charging ahead full steam with legal proceedings to release her from a record contract with Chameleon Entertainment.
As reported back in March, the Vocal Bible has filed suit against the company – to who she has been signed since 2011. And now further details have been revealed.
Full story below…
TMZ have obtained documents pertaining to the case and they make for a compelling read.
B-Rocka asserts in the suit that Chameleon promised her hundreds of thousands of dollars in production costs to make her albums. That, she says, did not happen.
She further alleges that the label made a point of preventing her from recording and releasing new music. Practice which puts her singing career in limbo.
The 37-year-old argues that Chameleon ironically tried to pressure her into giving up her non-recording revenue streams such as concerts and Broadway shows.
Not holding back, the star’s lawyer verbatim states that “Brandy Norwood’s story is ‘Kesha Redux, but without the sex.” As widely reported, Ke$ha lodged (and lost) a claim against Dr. Luke for a similar contract dispute, the main difference being the accusations of rape in that narrative.
Per the report, Brandy seeks release from the contract as well as compensation of the dollars she claims she’d owed her for pay or play fees.
For reasons yet to be determined, the current suit was filed this week in New York. The previous entry, which initially generated headlines three months ago, was filed in LA.
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We just hope for a speedy resolve. The entire matter defines unfortunate and has ultimately denied fans a new album for four years.
GURL, NOT EVEN!
Brandy girl, you were sexually molested, r**** or physically abused. Not the same thing.
Weren’t
Exactly! I really want to hear some new music from her though. Can she give me an EP or a mixtape at least!
You f*** obviously can’t read. If you took the d*** out of your mouth long enough to pay attentionto would see her lawyer said SANS THE S**.
@D*ckhead, n**** why the f*** are you always in my reply box even after I pay you complete dust? you’re irritating af bruh!
@Analease you’re not paying me dust now are you? I didn’t even reply to you I replied to @ugh so suck my d*** b****
@D!ckhead/Mark, are you mentally deficient? I said WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS IN MY REPLY BOX. I don’t care whether you’re addressing me or not, you homophobic racist son-of-a-B*****!
Monica stays winning
Girl… Did you get r****? If not dont compare it to Keshas sis.
Can you not read? It says except the s**.
I told her to hire a lawyer.
LMAOOOOO @ your screen name. ???
No Mam. Labels spent a ton of money on her failed projects. LOVE BRANDY. But she also held out of paying her investors their due….and if you do that, YES, you get trapped in slavery. You can’t have people making risky investments in your work and not not give them their share.
Brandy funded her own production costs. RCA didn’t lose a dime on her last album. They made $2 million off the project. U have no idea what you’re talking about.
You could tell they didn’t spend that much on her, watch the ‘put it down’ and ‘wildest dreams’ videos…but musichead, who are you? You seem to have knowledge that the common commenter on here does not have. How do you know they made 2 million? Just curious….I like reading your comments.
Thank u. Honestly, it’s mostly based on industry math. Two Eleven sold 180,000 copies. Multiply each copy by $8 and that’s $1.4 million plus the revenue from Put It Down and Wildest Dreams. Brandy spent most of the money needed to record the album, promo budget was minimal and the music videos were sponsored by technology companies. That means everybody made money except for Brandy.
The label only owns the master recording, not the publishing. So take that $11.99, take out 35% for apples share. Then take out 50% of that and you have the labels portion of the revenue they’re entitled to, $3.98. So that’s $736K the label gets. However, each song on that album costs between $8K-$20K to produce, plus the paid features. So you can easily subtract $200K. Then you have Maketing, advertising, artwork photoshoots, PR retainers, videos, very expensive live TV promo(the label pays all travel, band, clothing, styling, hair and makeup and staff expenses on these runs), and Brandys advance…..the label barely made their return back. Trust me.
Brandy, just create your albums and complete your contract!!!?
Then you can continue your work as the subway queen
Oh I forgot she is mobile now… Remember when she used to sing in her bathroom on all those old YouTube videos lol!
Screeeeaming as long as they keep her from behind the wheel
I see Gags next gimmick is in effect. Won’t be surprised if they rekindle their relationship after LG5 is released. That’s if the “rumors” are true.
Lol can we not maxwell?
You’re not funny. That subway singing was a test and her singing in the bathroom sound better than half the industry led led alone any kpop artists you Stan so.
Child stop
joseline hernandez and i dont know this flop
#FreeBrandy
#BrandyLifeMatters
#BraidsMatters
#beyflopcescareermatters
You Stan for an Josleine an illegal t***** who is married to a rat for pay! Have a seat!
Jose ain’t married
Girl you release albums like every 10 years. Put out some music or shut up.
both brandy and hehe are the biggest flops in musi cso stop it boo
Hope Brandy wins , no need to bring kesha’s name to the lawsuit tho that’s irrelevant …
She never had it imo. Just a t*** star from the past.
This coming from a fan of someone who could never outsing or outsell Brandy.
And Brandy haven’t had a successful album since Aaliyah was alive.
Never Say Never > Every Aaliyah Record. It’s so funny because those that actually have decent music taste and remember the 90s, will know that Aaliyah was outperformed and outsold by most of her peers (i.e. Brandy, Toni, Monica, Britney, etc), and the majority of her accolades racked up after her passing. Perhaps if she didn’t have such IGNORANT stans then she’d have more respect in these streets.
Yet Aaliyah has more impact than Brandy I don’t use either but its the TRUTH.
Aaliyah had two double platinum albums and her final album went gold right before she passed. So no flops hookers, unlike Brandy who haven’t had any success since Never Say Never. She was basiclly Ashunti and Ciara, two successfull albums, and nothing but flops after. Be mad, but facts are facts.
But didn’t Brandys first three albums go platinum and her 4th go gold? Aaliyah was on a downward spiral (no pun intended) until she died and everyone went out and purchased her albums. Alicia was slaying her in 2001. Hell, Mary J was too. No one was checking for We Need A FLOPolution.
You keep thinking that Mark! Like i said, thankfully there are people on this blog that actually bothered research the FACTS and clearly she was being outshone and outsold by her peers. Brandy and Monica each had more number 1 singles than Aaliyah while she was alive, while Brit had more number 1 albums. FACTS ONLY! When it comes to you stanning for Rihanna, the only thing she has over her peers is number 1’s; so why is it a different story when it comes to Aaliyah (and I’m only using Rihanna to solidify my point, so let’s not go overboard).
*bothered to
She is a flop has been just like Aaliyah.
Why do you always try to rewrite history? No matter how you try to spin it, Brandy was BIGGER than Aaliyah in the 90s. DEAL! Did the former’s career start to cool by the turn of the millennium, yes but it doesn’t change the aforementioned FACT. You don’t like it when people get revisionist with Aaliyah so do the same to Brandy?
Well said! Aaliyah was more of a singles artist in the 90’s. She had hot songs on the radio but she never had a strong base to help sell her albums. And I personally bought every Aaliyah album when they came out so I am definitely not a hater. But everyone knows Brandy, Monica and even Mya were bigger than Aaliyah when she was alive.
@Musichead
I ended up purchasing every album Aaliyah recorded (except the 1st album), so I feel the same way! It’s no hate, but Brandy, Monica were definitely bigger. It’s no other way to spin it! Although these stans try…
Why is that everyone you stay mad at outsold Aaliyah? … and I’m not even being shady, just honest! I’ve been biting my tongue because I don’t like putting Aaliayh down, but your delusion is cray!
Real talk, here’s 3 truth for you!
#1 Aaliyah wasn’t competition for Brandy!
#2 I know how it pains to see Bey end up having the career you always wanted for Aaliyah, but she’s never been on Bey’s level (during any of her 5 eras)!
#3 Musically, Aaliyah had the edge on Ciara, BUT Ciara’s is 10x better as a performer! Matter fact 20!!! You’re putting all this energy in remaining bitter about the 90’s and every diva surpassing Aaliyah! Fact remains, it’s not stopping anyone from coming 2nd to her!
Ciara is definitely the better performer. Honestly, had Ciara come put in the 90’s, she would have been huge.
@Musichead
Exactly! Overall, I’d still choose Aaliayh over Ciara (as an artist), but Aaliyah wouldn’t have wanted it from Cici. They occupy the same lane and it is no doubt in my mind that Ciara would have slayed Aaliyah!
She wasn’t saying that when she was selling albums. Can’t be a freedom fighter when it’s beneficial to you.
Look, as long as I get new music from her soon I couldn’t really care any less.
Hoping the best for Brandy and I hope to get new music from her soon.
Hey for it to flop to hell and back?
Who????
Kiiii at Marsha being dragged for the gawds!!!! ????
He always stans for the underdog, it comes to no surprise he clings to Brandy’s & Beyonce’s understudies!
NO LIES DETECTED!
Btw LEMONSLAYDE!!! IS BACK AT #1 ON WW ITUNES CHART 3 MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE (??GULPS LEMONADE ??)
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That’s what’s up
Lemonade is also at 1.5m in sales according to HDD and 1.7m with equivalent sales. Streaming accounts for only 12% of her total sales compared to other’s this year LOL!!!
Don’t even worry about it, sis. It’ll be back in the top 3 on the Top 200 soon.
The longevity is real!
That’s what her ass get lmao karma is a b****!
If she signed that contract, Breyon Prescott would be her boss at Chameleon Records and at Epic Records. That’s a conflict of interest. That’s like your boss running your department and the HR department at the same time. How does that work?
Stop fvcking for success when no one been checking for you since 1998. Or take notes from Mariah and JHo.
I just wish that this split can happen as quickly as possible! Bran should go independent, it’s just a better move for at least 95% all 90’s artists imo! She wasn’t supported or promoted (especially after ‘Put It Down’). These labels need to allow these artists to have at least 3 singles off each project before pulling the plug! Give Brandy her freedom! Nobody deserves to have their musical output limited and stifled.
It’s annoying when you f*** try and shade brandy of all artists. You think you’re funny but you’re not. She’s the first cover girl that was a black singer. The first black cinderella. Four certified albums and multiple platinum singles. Been in movies and two successful TV shows not to mention a successful run in Broadway meanwhile you f*** are bluffing beyond a computer screen.
Last but not least, NOT buying anything Brandy. Mad?
No one was buying aaliyah till she died. Mad?
2 double platinum albums before the age of 18 says other wise. Enjoy your 20 years a flop fave.
^ No lies! These stans really want you to believe that girls doing a fifth of what Brandy was doing, somehow trumped her!
My comment was for Danzou!
@royal I know I feel u
Brandy is DONE, no matter how long your essays are. 🙂 One would think that she was the one that died in 2001 the way she been irrelevant the passed two decades.
You’re a savage, no lies told though.
But you show up to every Brandy post like a VIP member. U act like u not here for Brandy but u got perfect attendance lol.
Same can be said about you in my reply section.
Brandy had a platinum single in 2013 as well as a successful tour which is more than you can say for aaliyah
Mark told no lies, Brandy’s a 90’s murdering subway singing has been who’s last hit was the “The boy is mine”. I mean let’get real here, her last 4 albums flopped hard. And to end it all, she’s a shady fake b****, and Karma has finally caught her ass.
Her last 4 albums have sold a combined 4 million copies and earned 3 Grammy nominations. If that’s flopping, 90% of the b****** in this industry are flops.
Lies! That would mean that all 4 sold a minimum of a million or one of the four sold 3 million. Full Moon sold 1 million in the US and the other flops sold NOWHERE near that. Nice try tho.
Yea, I have to agree with Marsha on this one. Her last four albums sold 2.4m combined.
Fullmoon 1,250,000
Afrodisiac 660k
Human 300k
Two Eleven 180k
LOL Not Musichead getting caught in a lie lol. Brandy’s a flop hon, deal.
I’m counting WW sales not just US sales. Try again!
F.L.O.P, lol, deal with it.
Oh BTW 2.4m combined sales isn’t a flop. Flops are those albums that are bundled up yet fail to have a combined sales of 1m lol!
How was her last hit the boy is mine if put it down went platinum? Lol suck a d*** you mad f**
Lol you stay talking about d*** this, f** this…just stfu and come out already you under cover b*** buddy. And by the way, you’re fav is a F.L.O.P.
Your
Yawn. Yall call somebody gay every five minutes. She’s not my fave you little h** I’m just not about to shade her for no real reason other than to get a couple up votes on a blog. Foh.
N****, you stay calling people on this blog f*****, you f*****. Now stfu and deal with the fact that your fav is a washed up subway singing 90’s has been, and no matter how you try and say otherwise, she’s DONE. Now go suck some d*** you closet homo.
EVERY ONE ON THIS SITE SAYS F** YOU IDIOT. Get yo broke ass out of these replies.
N**** i’m far from broke, just because you are, doesn’t mean everyone else is. Now i’m coming for your f***** ass, because you stay with f***** behavior, f*****. Second of all, YOU’RE IN MY REPLIES, did you not see that, f*****.
Full Moon 1,100,000
Afrodisiac 416K
Human 214K
Two Eleven 180K
Somehow, somewhere that equals 4 million. Lol
Spill that tea hon.
I swear y’all are some of the most fact check in haters I’ve ever seen. Y’all be knowing when the album came out, who produced it, who directed the videos, what color panties she was wearing…lol. With haters like y’all, who needs fans??? Brandy got y’all at attention! And yes.. 4 million world wide since 2002. Go research that!
@MusicHead Those are her Worldwide Sales lol! No Shade because Aaliyah was never on Brandy’s level!
But you’re acting like Slavi and Inflating numbers hahaha!
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Moon Era
Canada: Gold 50k
Japan: Gold 100k
UK: Gold 100k
US: 1m
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Afrodisiac Era
Japan: Gold 100k
UK: Silver 60k
US: Gold 500k
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Human
US: 214k
No other certifications so I just rounded her Worldwide Sales this era at 300k
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Two Eleven Era
US: 180k no other certifications so it could be 250k ww.
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So I don’t possibly believe she sold an extra 2m WW.
Yeah 4 mill is pretty inflated but these are far from flop numbers.
Lol keep telling your self that you closeted f**, those numbers are T.R.A.G.I.C.
Your sexual orientation is tragic.
Lol stay mad f**.
You’re just as mad fad
F**
No f**, it’s cute how your fav is being dragged for filth, so why would I be mad.
I don’t know why you would be mad maybe cuz you’re broke.
Weak. I see you’re still projecting your welfare status. N**** take this L and keep it moving lol.
@fag111 u can be mad all you want but the truth is that brandy has been doing things Aaliyah has never done nor will she ever do again and I hate to say it cuz I don’t like talking against aaliyah but you push me. Aliyah was never America’s sweetheart like brandy was especially after f****** r Kelly and marrying him at FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. Aliyah was like the kehlani of the 90s.
Do yall think yall mothers would be proud of the way you see women?
Children on this post are so funny as hell. B**** don’t come for Bran cuz she has made an impact in this biz some of you could even remember. Check out upcoming artists like Travis cover of Controlla by drake. You can easily tell he’s influenced by Bran. Give credits where it’s due and stop with the childish. B****** bye ???
You’re talking about travis garland aren’t you? That man can sing his ass off! And yes brandy is all over his vocals. These accounts are bitter little girls and/or men who don’t like girls that wish they were girls that know nothing about music at all other than “kii b**** slay me yas give me life for the gods” in a comment section for UP VOTES HOW SAD CAN IT GET?
They can bring up a singer that been gone for 15 years all they want, TODAY Brandy is a flop and looks like she’s a s**** now. The end.
We can bring up a singer that’s been dead for 15 years all we want because THEN she was a flop. You’re the one who’s always bringing her up and getting her dragged you filthy little fat f***.
Luhkas honey…. oops! i mean Marsha. There wouldn’t be a need to snatch a bitxh from the Beyond if you just stay in your lane.
Wow
The numbers I posted are accurate from Billboard articles. Brandy been flopping since Afrodisiac. Afro shipped gold but didn’t sell it. It only sold 416K.
Spill that truth hon.
Some blogs such as MRWorldPremiere is like one big happy family over there cuz every commenters have a great sense of humour. Whenever I come on TGJ I just wanna get out quickly cuz I feel so uncomfortable with the Stan wars that is mostly infested on this site.
In fact I’m a Monica, Aaliyah and Brandy fan as well as Bey, Riri and have been to their concerts but I’m to busy to be involved in these petty Stan wars.
As a matter of fact I have every single of Aaliyah’s albums and I’d just bought Aaliyah and listening to it when I heard the bad news. I cried my eyes out and till today I find it so difficult to listen to the album cuz it remind me of her passing.
Jeez guys grow up and be productive with your time and energy cuz life is too short. Besides, this childish behaviour is so 90s so let it go and enjoy the 2016 hot summer ???☀️? #EveryArtistsMatters
Loooool
During the 90’s Brandy & Monica dominated the charts. In the early 00’s Aaliyah & Mya was more so in the forefront and experience greater success than Monica & Brandy. Neither Brandy nor Monica was included in any Billboard’s End of the Decade charts. Aaliyah & Mya were though. Brandy’s success/sales dwindle with each era over time.
It’s comical to see people single out Brandy’s flops (after her commercial successes), but pretend artists like Aaliyah was going to beat the odds if she lived. No one will stay on top forever! The 2000’s decade was the first decade in which we saw almost EVERY 80/90’s diva flop! Let’s spell it out:
The Flops from the Big 4 (in the 2000’s)
Whitney (Just Whitney, 2002)
Janet Jackson (’20 Y.O.’, 2006 / ‘Discipline’, 2008)
Mariah Carey (‘Glitter’, 2001 / ‘Memoirs’, 2009)
Madonna (‘American Life’, 2003 / ‘Hard Candy’, 2008)
Major Divas:
Toni Braxton (‘More Than a Woman’, 2002/ ‘Libra’, 2005)
Mary J Blige (‘Love & Life’, 2003)
Alanis Morissette (‘So-called Chaos’, 2004)
Brandy (‘Afrodisiac’, 2004 / ‘Human’, 2008)
Monica (‘The Makings of Me’, 2006)
Erykah Badu (‘ Worldwide Underground’, 2003 / ‘New Amerykah, 2008)
Enya (‘And Winter Came’, 2008)
Lil Kim (‘The Naked Truth’, 2005)
Even 2000’s debuting artists struggled (before the end of that decade):
Pink (‘Try This’, 2003)
Shakira (she recorded her 1st English albums in ’01)(‘She Wolf’, 2009)
Norah Jones (‘The Fall’, 2009)
India Arie (‘Testimony: Vol 1’, 2002)
Eve (‘Eve-Olution’, 2002)
Hilary Duff (‘Dignity’, 2007)
But Aaliyah would have slayed if she lived? Every artists listed above saw higher peaks than Aaliyah did (before her death)! I’m very much here for Aaliyah, but she would have been no exception!
The 2000’s just saw a natural decline/was hit or miss for just about everyone’s favs!
Who was thriving in 2000’s decade?
It was good to be Beyonce
It was good to be Alicia Keys
It was good to be Britney Spears
It was good to be Rihanna
What legend was it good to be? Sade
Even JLO and Ciara played a strong role in that decade.
It is what it is!
Stop deflecting, they’re not talking about those other artist, they’re talking about Brandy’s flopage of 4 straight albums, and her being a 90’s has-been.
Just say that’s what YOU want to focus on! You’re exaggerating, Brandy doesn’t have 4 flops and she has no more than most artists do by this time! I said what I said because it’s mainly hurt Aaliyah stans on this post desperately trying to start a beef when there isn’t one!
It still doesn’t take away that she’s a flop has-been, so it doesn’t matter how you try and spin it. It’s ok.
“Brandy doesn’t have 4 flops”
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Yeah she does: Full Moon (which sold less than half of what NSN did and only narrowly sold a million at a time went hit albums were still selling 5-6-7-plus times platinum), Aphrodisiac, Human and 211. The count is four. All flopped. Technically, Brandy only has two hit albums under her belt. Her first and second. The rest failed to do what they were supposed to. Fans kill me trying to pretend that Full Moon was a success. It’s like they know they can’t spin the others, but try with that one.
Brandy’s been flopping lately, but Full Moon wasn’t a flop. You can’t base that album’s success off of what it sold compared to the previous album. FM wasn’t a blockbuster, but it wasn’t a flop. It still went platinum. If your going to compare FM to the first 2, you ought to take into account that the album wasn’t even promoted that much because Brandy was pregnant then. Fair is fair yo!
In the music industry, an artist is worth and judged by the sales of their most recent album. If NSN sold 5 million and FM had done 3-4 million, then that could be argued as still being a success, with a fair/realistic dip. But FM suffered close to an 80% drop from NSM. By industry calculation, that’s a flop. If she were some brand new singer, selling a million would have been considered a success. But she was considered a major pop star, who was expected to do much more than that. Her label probably poured millions into the production cost of that album, expecting another blockbuster, and I doubt they were satisfied with that result. I know she was pregnant and couldn’t promote it as much, but the fact remains that it didn’t deliver. And she has been unable to bounce back from it. Every album after saw sales worse than the one before. So ultimately, Brandy’s only hit albums were the first two. The last four have failed.
Comparing this to Ke$ha was just being in the contract, and not able to move on. SO LEAVE BRANDY ALONE FOOLS-BRANDY has more talent in her thumb anyways, & I LIKE KE$HA, but being stuck in the contract is the story here u dummies!
Thank you these f*** is full court pressed
Brandy is a living legend. She so fly that she even survived the fisherman. And now suck your daddys d*** & good night yaw
Regardless it is a blessing for Brandy to have certifications for those albums period. Some artist cant even ship or stream certifications! Good job Brandy!