Just a day after taking to press to slam Megan Thee Stallion and the Texas federal judge who granted a temporary restraining order against him (as we reported here), 1501 Certified Entertainment CEO Carl Crawford is taking to the courts as well in an effort to reverse the tide.

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Just a day after reports surfaced a Texas federal judge granted rapper Megan Thee Stallion a temporary restraining order against her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, and its CEO, Carl Crawford (as we reported here), the former is speaking out against the criticism he is receiving as a result of the hoopla.

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Megan Thee Stallion stunned fans yesterday when she revealed a secret battle with a record label she signed with five years ago. A battle she says runs risk of halting the release of new music.

Now, the rising rapper/college student is taking the matter in the court room and has scored an early victory.

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Syleena Johnson brought her brand of real to The Breakfast Club this morning. 

The seasoned R&B songbird nested on the hit Power 105.1 show in support of her 10th studio album ‘Woman,’ which was recently released.

Ever candid, she beyond promoting the project, the ‘Sister Circle’ host opened up about record label politics, her musical journey with Kanye West, her thoughts on former collaborator R. Kelly, becoming a body builder, and so much more.

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Toccara Jones made a name for herself as the first plus sized contestant on ‘America’s Next Model.’

After the show’s culmination, she went on to became a notable name in her own right – fronting slay campaigns and presenting for BET.

Given her experience, she was quizzed on the current debate surrounding music supernova Lizzo.

Celebrated for her body-positive embrace of self, the singer recently attracted critique from celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels – who intimated that the performer’s weight shouldn’t necessarily be celebrated from a health perspective.

Now, Toccara is weighing in.

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Meghan Trainor has one eye on the future and the other in the past.

For, as she sharpens her creative tools to carve out a new lane for herself in Pop music the entertainer is revealing that changing trends in the music industry and her label’s supposed inability to keep up with them are to blame for the problems she faced in the past.

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Drake may be omnipresent on the charts, but he rare rises to the surface for interviews.

That changed today, when Drizzy sat down with the Rap Radar podcast on Tidal for a lengthy, all-encompassing conversation.

Chopping it up with Elliott Wilson and B.Dot, the Canadian superstar opened up about his new album, his label situation, his present-day take on Pusha-T, accusations of cultural appropriation, and more.

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With the arrival of ‘212,’ Azealia Banks looked poised to storm the music industry in 2012.

Signed jointly to XL Recordings and Interscope, the femcee was seen as having the dream team needed to fuel her ascend to the top.

And yet a series of public spats (including fallouts with both imprints) saw the rapper released to continue as an indie act.

But with her behaviour following an increasingly volatile trajectory and beefs being barbecued on an almost weekly basis, her career hasn’t boomed as hoped.

Clearly in a reflective space, Banks now says she wants back in to her original label.

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While many look at Grammy-nominated songstress Lizzo as an overnight sensation, devoted fans know her underground buzz long preceded her current commercial and critical acclaim.

Nevertheless, some still scratch their heads at how the 31-year-old (born Melissa Jefferson) went from a virtual unknown to bonafide hitmaker with tunes that were released long before they soared up the Billboard charts (namely the 2017-released ‘Truth Hurts’).

Apparently weary of accusations of foul play, Jefferson clapped back at a recent detractor who suggested her label utilized the practice of “payola” (pay for play) to assist with her chart ascension.

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Patti Labelle is having the time of her life!

Following the success of her Sweet Potato Pie venture, the musical mogul is launching a line of frozen soul food products launched to take her masterful style of cooking to a fast food generation.

So, as Thanksgiving approaches, she stepped into ‘The Breakfast Club‘ to treat its host to some of its standout dishes.

A delicious conversation on love, life, her last conversation with Aretha Franklin, how she is mentoring Jennifer Hudson and why she is gearing up to name and shame the Pop stars who have shown her disrespect, below…

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FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly (pictured above) rocked headlines in early September when he sent a formal letter to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) requesting their cooperation in an investigation into the unscrupulous practice of “payola” (as we reported here).

Taking weeks to respond, their unsatisfactory reply to the inquiry has only incited a deeper probe of music industry practices. Details inside:

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“Music has always been an essential part of every project I do and working with emerging talent is a personal passion. Raedio allows me to continue that work within the music industry and audio entertainment space. The Atlantic Records team are innovators in terms of shifting and shaping culture. I’m excited to join forces with them to discover new artists.”

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