Rihanna has set off a firestorm with a tweet that called for the support of Indian farmers.  We won’t delve into the full specifics here, but farmers in India have been protesting against a new law that could impact the pricing of agricultural produce.

Could India ban and censor Rihanna?  The nation could if Rihanna continues to interject herself in foreign affairs.
Soon after Rihanna’s tweet ministers, Bollywood stars and cricketers warned Rihanna not to meddle in their affairs and that she should stay focused on peddling “hate” and “divineness” in America.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in a series of tweets slammed Rihanna’s work, her music and posted photos of the pop star in a bikini, calling her a porn star and a porn singer and claimed that she had been paid for the tweet.

Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted on Wednesday night with hashtags #IndiaAgainstPropaganda and #IndiaTogether. “No propaganda can deter India’s unity! No propaganda can stop India to attain new heights! Propaganda can not decide India’s fate… only ‘Progress’ can. India stands united and together to achieve progress,” he wrote.

What happened after rising’s country star Morgan Wallen was dropped from his record label and banned from playlists and radio? Nothing yet.

In fact, sales are increasing. He has several singles on the iTunes charts and two albums of his albums are numbers #1 and #2 on iTunes. Spotify didn’t ban him so his songs are streaming big. YouTube didn’t deplatform the country singer either.

Being that Morgan Wallen is dropped from his music label, his legal team could sue for breach of contract. Morgan then is a free agent. As time passes, people will forget about the reckless drunken  incident and he’ll sign a new deal.

Brooklyn duo Pagoda just released the track Best Laid Plans. If you like 80’s and synths, you love the track.
“Hey this is Mike and Jason and we’re from Brooklyn. We make pop music about Mike’s life with synths and stuff. We like it, hopefully you will too, and if you don’t, that’s cool. We’ll probably make more anyway” shares the duo.
Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders playlist.

Do you know rising music country star Morgan Wallen? He’s the hottest artist in country. I should say WAS the hottest. He’s been dropped by his label after a drunken racial slur he soon regretted.

That’s right. He’s been dropped by country music radio, playlists, and his label Big Loud Records.
Big Loud Records, The Nashville-based label in conjunction with Republic Records said:

“In wake of recent events, Big Loud Records has made the decision to suspend Morgan Wallen’s recording contract indefinitely,” the label wrote. “Republic Records fully supports Big Loud’s decision and agrees such behavior will not be tolerated.”

iHeartMedia — the largest radio owner in the U.S have removed Wallen’s music from rotation.
Morgan has been removed from the two biggest country playlists – Spotify’s “Hot Country,” and Apple Music’s “Today’s Country”.

CMT said they are “in the process of removing his appearances from all our platforms.”

“We do not tolerate or condone words and actions that are in direct opposition to our core values that celebrate diversity, equity & inclusion.”

Nevertheless, Morgan Wallen has been cancelled, dropped, and suspended on all platforms. It’s most likely the end for this rising country star. Whereas artist could get away with erratic behavior in the past, this is no longer the case.
 

Look out for In My Room by Jen Kalicharan, the 21-year-old Guyanese-Canadian artist. Like Ariana Grande, she has a 4-octave vocal range. The R&B/pop track  is the first single off of her upcoming EP, “I Did This for You”.
The inspiration for the song came when Jen was isolated from her old life at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jen has previously dropped 7 tracks, her sound combining Swedish-pop structure with hip-hop
sonics and early 2000’s vocal production. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.