Kesha’s career could be effectively over if the lawsuit between the pop singer and her former producer Dr. Luke isn’t settled quickly.

Last October, Kesha sued Dr. Luke, claiming that while signed to his label, he drugged, raped and abused her.

The singer is hoping that her contract with his Kemosabe Records label will come to an end. This will allow her to work with other producers and songwriters.

“Her attorney, Mark Geragos notes: “Kesha is at an impasse…her brand value has fallen, and unless the Court issues this injunction, Kesha will suffer irreparable harm, plummeting her career past the point of no return.”

Jim Urie, former CEO of Universal Music Group Distribution said: “If Kesha cannot immediately resume recording…her career is effectively over.”

Dr. Luke has claimed to be a victim of extortion, and fired back with his own defamation lawsuit.

Recently, Forbes published its list of the top-earning DJ’s.

Calvin Harris had previous job stocking groceries in a Scotland supermarket. He is now a top DJ making $66 million annually through club fees, endorsement deals and music royalties. He’s earned more than Jay Z (56 million) and Kim Kardashian ($52 million) during the same period. Will EDM and DJ’s maintain this level of success?

Monday marks Amy Winehouse’s 32nd birthday. Winehouse who died at 27, was born into a family of musicians, was talented yet a troubled singer-songwriter.

“Amy Winehouse broke into the music business when at age 16, when a classmate passed on her demo tape. She signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist, and her music later blossomed into an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards connected her 2006 album Back to Black, and earned acclaim for songs like the title track, “Rehab,” “Love Is a Losing Game” and “Valerie.”

She gained media attention with the single ‘Rehab’ in 2006. The song which became her signature track is her refusal to enter a rehabilitation center.

Winehouse was truly committed to her art and made a desperate attempt to be authentic.

Legendary artist Grace Jones criticizes new pop singers including Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Nicki Minaj in her new autobiography, ‘I’ll Never Write My Memoirs’.

She alludes that today’s pop idols are after shallow fame & money:

“I have been so copied by those people who have made fortunes, people assume I am that rich. But I did things for the excitement, the dare, the fact that it was new, not for the money, and too many times I was the first, not the beneficiary.”

She points out trend chasers:

“There’s a lot of that around at the moment: ‘Be like Sasha Fierce. Be like Miley Cyrus. Be like Rihanna. Be like Lady Gaga. Be like Rita Ora and Sia. Be like Madonna.'”
“I cannot be like them – except to the extent that they are already being like me.”

Lastly, she talks about dress & the status quo:

“They dress up as though they are challenging the status quo, but by now, wearing those clothes, pulling those faces, revealing those tattoos and breasts, singing to those fractured, spastic, melting beats – that is the status quo.
“You are not off the beaten track, pushing through the thorny undergrowth, finding treasure no one has come across before.”
“You are in the middle of the road. You are really in Vegas wearing the sparkly full-length gown singing to people who are paying to see you but are not really paying attention. If that is what you want, fine, but it’s a road to nowhere.”

Will the younger generation of artists take advice from Grace Jones? Challenge the status quo and create for the sake of creating. Don’t chase after shallow fame & money.

Lots of buzz around Brooklyn indie act Spirit Animal who just signed with New York City based Wind-up Records. The band created a buzz with their debut EP, This Is A Test, and the track “The Black Jack White” which garnered 1 million+ plays on Spotify followed by lots of blog love from NYLON, Bullett, Prefix, Consequence of Sound, and USA Today. The band will join the Swedish- Australian band Say Lou Lou and Phoebe Ryan at The Roxy Theatre on September 24th in Los Angeles. Other dates include Pop Shop at Brooklyn Bowl, New York on September 12th & All Things Gold Fall Classic Official Pre-party at U Street Music Hall, Washington DC on October 8th.

Wind-up Entertainment President Ed Vetri says “Every so often, you stumble upon a live show that makes you feel like you got hit by a thunderbolt, that’s the essence of Spirit Animal. Accompanied with powerful, melodic songs, Spirit Animal promises to rock our world!”