First thing I want to say is that, as an artist, Terrence Trent d'Arby (Samada Maitreya) - like Michael and Prince - was a class act in his own accord and there absolutely was room to have 3 (and even more) explosive black artists during his tenure. From what I have read and have become to believe is that both Michael and Prince were very welcoming in giving fellow artists a platform to perform and shine, as they had their places in different spectrums in Pop music. To my knowledge during the 90's, it is the record companies A&R groups that basically pull the strings as to how much popularity and, importantly, prosperity an artist or band has in the industry. This is something that they (Record and A&R execs) could not get a grip on from Prince, Michael Jackson and even James Brown - honorable mention: Ray Charles. Record companies do their best to gain and own the creativity and catalogue rights of every artist they sign in order to become filthy rich while denying the artist their just do. any resistance results in being dropped from the label which Michael and Prince knew record execs could not control because of their status in the business and name. I believe if Samada Maitreya had stood his ground it would of been the same. Madonna has definitely learned this and is the reason she is still around though her record sales are not that of when she was big in the 90s. You have to fight shrewd business with shrewd business.