Remember David Spade’s “look children, it’s a falling star” joke about Eddie Murphy on SNL? This time, the falling star is Justin Timberlake.
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How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
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Got a “Blank Space” on your class schedule? Learn all about “The 1” and only Taylor Swift!
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When I first met Monica Bay, I thought I was getting laid off.
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Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
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(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
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Victor, you just tested negative for COVID. What are you going to do now? I’m going to see Depeche Mode at the United Center! …
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George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
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Thanks to whoever thought my retro-review of Chinese Democracy was worth linking to in Wikipedia. Hopefully they’ll start citing my “Career Killers” series more.
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Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
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Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
Saw a funny thread certain Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords as “Simpsons” memes. So I did the same with some of my Career Killers.
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
(Legal) Career Killers: R. Kelly and RICO, The Mann Act, Sex Abuse Laws, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Laws…
R. Kelly seemed untouchable. But then “Surviving R. Kelly” hit the airwaves.
How the Mann Act took down the “Father of Rock & Roll.”
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.