Brit Smith releases 'Karma's A B*tch'

[StrawberryBlond 14,094]

I'm surprised to find I actually prefer Jojo's more. I think her voice sounds a bit more passionate and emotive on certain lines and the high scale pop production sounds more commanding. I'm also thinking everyone's jumping on the Jojo hate train because they find it fun to hate on someone acting so cringey but I don't think it's necessary to rub her nose in it by supporting the original in this way. She's right, songs get rejected or binned and re-recorded by other artists all the time. Chances are, she wasn't even told about the song's origins. Unless Brit refused permission for her song to be given to someone else, I don't see what crime Jojo's made to re-record it. No one was this visceral or petty towards Beyonce when she re-recorded BC Jean's If I Were A Boy and she originally put her name on the credits (which were later removed when the full story came out and BC's version was even on YouTube before Beyonce's and sounded exactly the same meaning Beyonce didn't contribute to the lyrics at all). Jojo on the other hand has never put her name on the credits or made any claims that she played any part in the song. Direct your distaste to the right people. Go after the greedy label executives who didn't give Jojo the full story and misled her and didn't tell Brit they'd sold her song on. Only thing is, Brit didn't write the original, so she won't be entitled to royalties. Support of her version will give her exposure, but not monetary gain. And to be fair, Jojo likely won't see much profit even if this had never happened. This is why most artists write their own material, so stuff like this doesn't happen. 

[phantasmas 9,927]

now THIS is music