The TLC biopic on VH1 created a lot of outrage due to the
questionable practices by the former manager of the group Pebbles. Most of the
problems that occurred should have been foreseen considering that LA Reid who
at the time was pebbles husband also owned the label they were signed to. Most
people would call this a conflict of interest but technically its not since the
companies are separate entities. Managers play a big role in the career of an
artist and they should also be a level of confidentiality between the two.
A husband and wife are as close as two people can be and
having that level of intimacy between management and the label cannot be
healthy for the artist. Record labels are known for being shrewd but if they
have such an advantage they will be at an unfair advantage. The movie depicted
a group who were grossly underpaid and overworked. The problems they had were
to be expected because their manager basically worked for the label.
The record company is a business and their goal is to make
money. An artist has many other goals such as stardom or just simple creation
of art but while the artist is focusing on these things a manager must handle
the business to ensure the artist is taken care of financially. A record label
should never hire managers, attorneys or accountants for their artists those
people must have your best interests in mind. The group suffered many financial
hardships due to management even though they were one of the top selling groups
of all time. Artists have to learn how to say yes or no to certain proposals
from the label but the person who’s responsible for teaching the artist should
be management. Because of the closeness of management and the label TLC
suffered.
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