Kesha Parts Ways With Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Label, RCA Records and Vector Management
18.12.2023 - 22:17
/ variety.com
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Kesha has parted ways with both her label and management, a source close to the situation tells Variety. The news comes six months after the singer settled multiple lawsuits with her former producer and label owner Dr. Luke, which stretched over nearly 10 years but were settled out of court in June.
The singer’s deal with Luke’s label, Kemosabe, which is distributed by RCA Records, officially ended last week, the source says, seven months after the release of her last contractual album with the label, “Gag Order,” which was released in May. She also has “amicably” parted ways with her longstanding management company, Vector Management, the source added. Reps for the singer, Kemosabe, RCA and Vector either declined or did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment.
Kesha released five full-length albums — including her blockbuster 2010 debut, “Animal,” which included the smash single “Tik Tok” — and three EPs through the company, although she fought to be released from her contract after claiming that Luke sexually assaulted her; he steadfastly denied that claim and she ultimately concluded that she did not fully remember the events of the evening. The legal battle between the singer and her former mentor and producer goes back as far as 2014, when Kesha claimed that Dr. Luke (legal name: Lukasz Gottwald) drugged and then raped her in 2005.
He consistently denied the allegations over the years and sued her for defamation over her own claims against him and also her assertion that he assaulted another singer. By his account, Kesha made the allegations because she wanted out of her deal with his record label, something she vigorously denied. Even after the breakup of their
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