In reply to FMcL.

At least she owns her masters. She was smart from the very beginning. She made one mistake with a bad contract, she talks about it in her book, but never gave up the rights to her music even when she was broke and needed the coins.

I can’t say the same for artists who started decades later. Taylor Swift for example.

I guess no matter how long you’ve been in this game, if you’re not independent, you still have to deal with certain things out of your control. Just like any job.