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‘so who you’ve been calling baby, nobody could take my place’

The dramatic title aside, what I’m going to entail in this post is the harsh and vile reality of the music industry. The reality being that celebrity musicians are treated as a means to an end - a commodity and nothing more. They’re treated like literal animals, or robots if you will, who are forced to slave away for very little in return. On the surface, their lives seem to be what anyone could ever dream of, except with maybe a little less privacy than the average person (fame, fortune, et al). A worthwhile sacrifice, you’d imagine. But behind the curtain, there are bad actors pulling the strings, forcing the hands of their clients, so as to spin someone else’s hard work into something that largely benefits only them.

To start, I want to touch on Modest! Management. So, what you all want to know is…Do they really control their clients lives, and do they manage and engage in publicity? Of course they do, per their own admission on their website. I’ve placed my own emphasis on, “all aspects of our artists’ careers” as well as, “publicity” to answer the question - yes, of course they do. 

DISCLAIMER: There are some mature themes in this post. If the topic of verbal or sexual abuse is a sensitive topic for you, then view this post at your own risk, but I urge you to be cautious in doing so. For this reason, the rest of the post will be under a read more cut.