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Anita Baker Urges Fans Not To Buy, Stream Her Music In Fight For Her Masters Legendary singer, Anita Baker, is currently embattled over the rights of her masters. But this is a unique case, unlike the ones we’ve previously heard like Kanye West’s. Baker took to Twitter to explain that she “miraculously outlived all her artists contracts” and now she has to fight for her masters which are supposed to be returned to her after 30 years. Advertisement “Hello SweetheartBalloon Thank You 4 ...

Despite a legendary catalog of music that includes five Platinum-selling albums, Baker is now asking fans to halt the purchase and streaming of her music.

​ Mar 12 | by Now, why are they playing with the legendary Anita Baker?! The soul singer has asked her fans to stop buying, streaming and promoting her music while she fights for her masters! More inside… Anita Baker is ready for war over her master recordings. And we don’t blame her! After an illustrious singing career that has earned her 8 Grammy Awards, Anita Baker announced she’s now gearing up to fight for her masters! She took to soci...