Because A Lot Of You Have Been Asking
Filed under: Personally Perez
Yes, we are thrilled that Leona Lewis is doing so well in America.
She has a #1 song with Bleeding Love and we can say….."We called it way back in 2006!"
Leona's success is also very bittersweet for us because, as many of you have noticed, we haven't been writing about her. Nor will we mention her any time soon.
We also have several other artists that are "dead to us." They include: Tori Amos, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, The Gossip, Adele, Lil' Mama, Pink, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston and more. These are some of our favorite musicians. It really, truly pains us not to talk about them. But, it is something we HAVE to do!
Why????
Because Zomba, which is owned by Sony BMG, is suing us and we had a lightbulb go off recently: we can't support any artist signed to Sony BMG.
Why should we help the company suing us make money???? Especially when their lawsuit is personal!
Sony BMG, and their labels Zomba and Jive, are suing us for streaming several songs that turned out to be by Britney Spears.
When these songs first leaked, there was a lot of doubt as to whether they were Britney or a fake. Plus, we never made any music downloadable.
Every time we saw a take-down notice from the R.I.A.A., we complied immediately. By the way, no one at Sony BMG ever contacted us about Britney.
Also, every song we posted - not knowing if it was or wasn't an authentic Spears song - had already been all over the internet and fansites, yet PerezHilton.com is the only entity being sued by Sony BMG.
That's just not right! And, what's even worse are the outrageous demands Sony BMG are making in order to get them to settle this lawsuit and have this case dropped. We don't wanna get into specifics, as this hasn't all been resolved yet.
Sony BMG may win this battle, but at the end of the day we will be the ones laughing.
We KNOW that our support can help their artists, some of our favorites, immensely. We hope alienating us was worth it for Sony BMG!
Every other label out there wants to have us as a friend. It really makes us question the business practices of Sony BMG that they would rather have Perez as an enemy.
Their loss!
And, though we may never write about Leona again, we still love her. Always will. Same for Xtina. And J Lo. And Adele. And Ditto.
Our heart is sad.
[Image via WENN.]
Only checked out Leona because of you, then ordered the CD from Europe prior to USA release because I liked what I heard.
I don't get it. You recommended, I decided for MYSELF, agreed, and then purchased.
What the fuck?
Hey Perez!
It really sucks that you are going through this right now…be strong!
APRIL FOOLS?
I love it - I hope you get sued by many more and finally lose this stupid site
WE LOVE U PEREZ!!!!!!!!!!!SONY SUCKS!!!!!DONT PROMOTE THEIR ARTISTS!DONT SHOW THEM ANY LOVE!
Perez, you are the man!
seriously you showed me alot of musicians i never even heard of. and I BOUGHT THEIR RECORDS. so perezhilton.com is a good place for labels to adveritse. losers!
O HELL NO! They just got mad personal now!!! Guess I'll be calling up Sony tomorrow to file a complaint because I'm absolutely disgusted that since they're suing u that I can't get the dirt & pics anymore from perezhilton.com…I'M SOOO DISGUSTED RIGHT NOW!
what about britney spears? jive is her label.
Does Sony want to own the world? Those fucking bastards! Stand your ground Perez! You have our support!
What retaards they are. I love you Perez!!
I'm going to support Fatboy and boycott Sony.. The music industry sucks lately. Nothing good is being produced.
"Every other label out there wants to have us as a friend. It really makes us question the business practices of Sony BMG that they would rather have Perez as an enemy."
Perez, you're so full of yourself! What a complete asshole. Such a fag.
Oh, I will not buy anything, anything from any of those artists listed above. PEREZ, MAKE A LIST OF EVERYONE WE SHOULD PUT ON "IGNORE"! DO IT PEREZ!
You Perez supporters are so stupid! He is so done, his career peaked a long time ago and now karma is coming to bite him in the ass. His vh1 'special' was already cancelled and now he is going to be sued for everything he's worth, not to mention he can no longer mention everything and everyone he built his fat self on. Who's he going to talk about now??? No Britney, no Justin, no Christina (and the list goes on). I'm glad to see some people have come to their senses and put a stop to this morbidly obese douche.
And nobody try the 'if you don't like him then don't come here' reply. I can do what I want, and if that's coming here and expressing my view then so be it!!
I understand where you are coming from, but I think your reaction to Sony brings your credibility down as a source for information. If you choose not to talk about them, then you shouldn't talk about any musicians.
Ya right. Hello, Britney is one of their artists, fag boy, and without her, you would have no website. It would shut down cause no one cares about YOU, they come to read about her and the rest of the "artists" you will no longer cover. But nice try, good luck with that.
IF SONY WANT TO BE SUCH CUNTS AFTER U GAVE THEM FREE PUBLICITY, THEN FUCK EM. I WONT BUY ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
FUCK THEM perez… your fans have your back! dont support their artists! they dont know the power you have!
These replies are craaaazy.. do you read them all?
I agree with the boycot. Hang in there and they'll be very sorry in the end.
Power to the people!
Emmm…. This is an APRIL'S FOOL JOKE???
Tori Amos, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, The Gossip, Adele, Lil' Mama, Pink, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston and more. These are some of our favorite musicians. It really, truly pains us not to talk about them. But, it is something we HAVE to do!
Why????
Because Zomba, which is owned by Sony BMG, is suing us and we had a lightbulb go off recently: we can't support any artist signed to Sony BMG.
FUCK THEM ALL, ITS THE LITTLE PEOPLE THAT BUY THEIR SHIT AND U TURNED A LOT OF LITTLE PEOPLE ONTO THEIR SHIT.
SONY ARE PETTY,GREEDY BASTARDS BUT THEY CANT STOP FREE SPEECH AND I THINK THEY SUCK BIG TIME.
I wish Perez, that you would stop writing about Kylie Minogue. She blows and every post you have for her I see as totally wasted space.
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WELL AT LEAST SOME GOOD CAME OUT OF THIS: NO MORE Christina Uglilera!!!!!! YAY!!!!! I HATE TO EVEN LOOK AT THAT BITCH ASS TWAT.
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SONY WANT TO OWN THE WORLD,
MY ASS AINT FOR SALE,
THER ARE PLENTY OF OTHER MUSICIANS TO LISTEN TO.
Perez, I have a question. Why do you continue to refer to yourself as we? Who the hell is we? Why dont you refer to yourself as I. You got issues man no wonder your confused about your sexual orientation.
if Perezhilton.com won't post about Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez…why would people visit here anymore?
Re: WHITE POWER! –
It's sad that on a celebrity gossip website, there has to be so much animosity towards race. I'm truly sadden that Perez would even allow these comment to show up on his website. Shame on racism!
goooooooooo perez!!!!!!
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BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
BOYCOTT SONY BMG!!! DO NOT BUY THEIR ARTISTS!!
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I love you Perez, you make me so happy!
as a 30 year-old with plenty of money (and an ex-memphian, jt) I will not be supporting anyone who is suing my love, perez. they will not get a penny from me if they are suing him for ridiculous reasons. and that makes me sad.
I never would have even heard of this leona chick if not for this site.
Re: Paula – I'm going to go buy a song product now…that's what you wanted right??? ROTFLMFAO
It's over for Perez. He's Sooooo yesterday's story. Does anyone ever come on here anymore? He was like one of Britney's hanger-ons who was over when she started getting better.
Re: dumb black hoe –
I love myself a black man and it's true trust coming from a white woman.
Loser
STOP MENTIONING THEM!!!!
oh hell. im sorry to hear that. it must be difficult times… and SONY is abig entity with like a army of the best lawyers. i hope you have found yourself competent ones as well! and though its true that the basis of this case is a bit stupid and that a positive mnetion on this site has helped careers of many artists, it should not be taken seriously by yourself. instead you should bfeel grateful that somehow you find yourself in a position that your opinion matters unlike other blogs that just try. though i am concerned for you and hope you win, i smell arrogance on your part towards the end of your post which i thought i'd never have to associate with you… so please do look into it
good! someone needed to sue your ass to get you to shut the hell up and mind your own businesses.
I am glad you are going to loose this one, and it is GREAT that they are using you as an example. You knew very well the songs were Britney Spears(everyone knows a Britney song demo or not) and you leaked them on purpose to try and lower her chances at a number one album.
Why don't you go back and post everything that went with the song leaks, they prove you were trying to overthrow her 'comeback' of that time. You deserve everything that is coming to you. I am glad it is finally catching up with you.
That sucks…. but Perezers you should also consider your readers might want to hear the latest J.Lo or Xtina news….. these are my girls and I will definitely miss there updates.
I can see your point, but don't be so mad you end up hurting yourself as well.
Hope that it all works out and that they piss the f off.
remember what goes round.. goes round like J.T says.
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PS - is this an april fool joke? lol
He might be pulling an early April Fool's joke?
too bad her nose is so wide and her lips are so big .. that and her dark skin will prevent her from being a real success in show business
Do the right thing Sony! Sony has wayyyy too much money.
please tell me this is an april fools joke?
if it's not, i'm so sorry darlin.
sometimes i dont agree with your thoughts on people, however i always listen to your new artists. you have opened my mind to many… their loss indeed.
I will no longer support any of their artists. Britney's flop of an album was due to their poor marketing! How many fucking times can they photoshop the same fucking picture of britney anyways! if anything you only helped to hype up her no talent ass! and they must realize that consumers are smarter these days and will only pay as much as the music is worth!
does this mean no more Britney Updates?
Good for you. You definitely don't want to support them and their litigation fund! It does seem like you were targeted, and hopefully you can show that Britney's record sales obviously didn't suffer because you "leaked" the songs that were already all over the internet. And to the people who say you should go to jail - ummm, people don't go to jail for copyright infringement, they get fined.
Get over yourself. People arent going to visit your site if you report according to your own selfish agenda. Legally, you've been playing with fire.
disagree i am not gonna call u a fatass or be petty like some of these douches but you should still discuss these people if not what the fuck else are u gonna talk about i mena u can only show so many videos of your fucking dog…fuck the lawsuit do ur damn job peace
THIS IS CALLED KARMA SLAPPED IN YOUR FAT FACE!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey Perez, Sony BMG just got busted using pirated software!!! looks like they got whooped in the ass big time!
hahahaha!
just google it.
It's called Karma baby, and it's a bitch, isn't it Perez
Sony is dead to me now too!!! We won't buy anymore music from them until you tell us that they have decided against suing you!!!
april fools much??
SONY SUCKS! DON'T FUCK WITH YOUR MAKER!
LOVE YOU PEREZ BABY!
god sony is just plain stupid…they don't realize the fact that perez is helping them with their sales!!! yeah perez, you will be the one laughing in the end…it's their loss…
Hi from Europe…. seriously, all my new music for the past three month has been coming to me from you, Perez… I don't have time (and can't work) when listening to the radio, so I rely completely on your recommendations… and LOVE it! you have an awesome taste in music. All the tunes I've bought recently I heard here first!
If Sony Zomba thinks they must sue you - well, then that is just plain stupid of them!
Perez, don't go airing your issues like this to us. What do you think this is going to achieve? A reprieve from Sony? If you lose readers for this, this is your fault. You present the content. It's no ones responsibility but yours. It's great that you do this and have much success, but if you piss the wrong people off, it's your problem.
perez didn't promote britney's album he trashed it!!!!
perez didn't promote britney's album he trashed it!!!!
perez didn't promote britney's album he trashed it!!!!
perez didn't promote britney's album he trashed it!!!!
This is not britney's fault perez
OMG no more celine dion, jennifer shitass, justin timberlake?, what am I gonna do? (sarcasm) my gut instinct is that it's a stupid april fools joke. I could care less, this fuckin shit website can disappear tomorrow for all I give a shit.
what about DIDO?etc… and isn't avril mentioned quite a bit here - just let go off her too!!!!! please?
as for the brits album… hm… come one, we all knew it was BRITNEY - there was no doubt…and perez, you knew it as well…
when I saw the streams i thought "wow, perez - you're walking on thin ice - how can you post THAT"?
while a few people are attacking the labels.. has anyone given the following a thought? who pays for video productions to promote the songs/ new artists????
who pays the production of the album?; do illegal downloads reimburse the expenses?
another thought: why are labels attacked, calling them greedy bastards, but paparazzis are ok - harrassing people; crossing lines 24/7 making big $$ selling their pics .. just look at the mess brits had become back then…
I sure know what's morally worse in my eyes…
and quite frankly, streaming entire songs is NOT "smart" at all, but I guess it's just cooler to be the first one to have the hot stuff - and it's great - no doubt about that.. but you also do know what's at stake, i must say, … so, I don't have major sympathy here.. sorry.
TEAM PEREZ!!! sony is making a HUGE mistake!!! while I understand that Sony feels Perez may be "stealing" music… they are also being a) inconsistent and b) behind the times! have they not noticed the power of itunes?? Perez your influence on popular America (and pop culture in general, globally) is MASSIVE and they don't see it — their loss!! you WILL come out on top!
to everyone posting mean things to perez-
what are YOU doing at HIS site?! think about THAT…
what an vicious thing for Sony BMG to do…good luck perez!! i couldnt imagine my day without you or your site
april fool perhaps?
I wish you well, I admire you and love you, Perez Hilton
We all support sony, fuck you! you fat goddamn retard!
"You crowed when you got a ton of hits on this site when Spears was hospitalized. You actually thanked your readers for the huge number of hits you got!! YOU WERE HAPPY! A seriously ill young woman was hospitalized and all you did was rejoice at the money you made.
The ill young woman has also sold over 80 million albums in her career. You try to mess with someone like that, and you think her label will sit back and let you play her songs before release??? You have SUCH bad karma. "
VERY GOOD POINT… there's always two sides ….
You hilton sheep are pathetic shits who can't get laid so you spend you time sucking on hilton's fat greasy dick DEATH TO MARIO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
#538 - kik says: I will not be supporting anyone who is suing my love, perez. they will not get a penny from me if they are suing him for ridiculous reasons.
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KITNPLAYN SAYS: ridiculous reasons ?? ~ it's called COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. I'm sure your argument would support the other side if you were one of the artists or investors, or if you sobered up long enough to form an opinion based on the facts.
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i totally agree with you perez. because i really believe that if you still "promoted" these artists signed under them, they will gain popularity overnight! it isn't fair to you, so even though i'm sad i dont hear about these great artists, you need to stand your ground. i love leona lewis! but i never even heard of her until you started talking about her so much here. after i listened to her, i was so amazed. shes my favorite!
Perez, don't ignore them, give them bad press, horrible press, rake them over the coals! That is the only way to get at Sony BMG. No press does nothing, bad press hurts! You do have freedom of speech in this country so use it!
Thats what you get bitch. You should be thanking them they basically made you popular by posting shit about their artist specially that stupid white girl Britney. Haha they have nothing to loss they can advertise in other sites. Your site isn't a big deal honestly….
Come back hear hilton, I'm gonna stick this baseball bat in your ass!
Perez get over yourself. New music is heard all over, the problem is you steal everything instead of asking for them like a real business man would. You steal everything, photos stories etc. Plus lately your posting SO LATE . Your site has been going downhill People hate on you as much as you hated on BRITNEY . I guess the money you get makes it easier for you to sleep right. WRONG. money helps but it surely dont make you happy
Serves you right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And by the way - who cares about your fat ass anymore??You're so full of yourself,it's disgusting.Hopefully you loose everything you earned by trashing people and making fun of them.
Don't stress about it perez. Leave these bored assholes to what they want. We love you and will stand by you. I will not support these artists for what their record label is doing to you. Keep the faith, I am sure you will be fine. Much love, fuck Sony BMG.
Best part no Beyonce. Could this be a permanent band? Some of the most annoying artists are on Sony BMG. I'll be visiting this site more often. I can't believe Sony is suing you over a Britney Spears album! She can't sing live and has no talent or rhythm. That stupid white trash Madonna wannabe. Blackout was bound to bomb. At least Madonna has rhythm.
For all you people who say "I didn't know about a certain artist" should've gotten of your lazy asses and searched the web instead of being fed grass like a bunch of sheep.
Oh PEREZ don't cry now BITCH you knew from the get go that they were BRITNEY'S SONGS reread your post bitch. you have short term memory or is it that your lawyer said to post like you didnt know those were britneys tapes. hahahahahaha…It's mad funny that Briney made your rich but at the end she kinda gets it back. and you get labeled a HABITUAL THIEF. wouldnt that be a gas…hahahahahaha Karma it' coming
This leona lewis chick needs a nose job pronto.
April fools?
Perez you better stay true to your word. No BRITNEY FUC*KING SPEARS. NO EXCEPTIONS! She's lost her good looks completely and is a fat ass trainwreck with no job or kids.
april fools??
haaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahhahahahhaa! i love that sony bmg is suing your fat ass. i hope it puts you out of business. big fuckin whoop you wont talk shit on their peeps. wah wah cry me a riverrrr! im so happy
this ultimately will hurt you because people like reading about those artists, especially britney. you'll get less clicks on your site and then in turn will make less money! either way, people will still buy those artists' albums. while i feel for you, i don't think this is a good idea perez!
No John Mayer right? How much is Sony BMG suing Perez for? That no talent Brtiney Spears is going to cost you a lot of money. You should banish that she forever.
April Fool hoax?
Go Perez! And another thing maybe those artists should be backing you in this whole silly lawsuit thing especially since you've been promoting them all along!
no more justin??? time to celebrate
You people just dont get it. There is a chain of workers and investors that get a song from start to chart, and those people invest their time and money, with the promise that they will be paid for their "work and investments" when the sales begin to flow. By supporting Mario, you are condoning his interference in that process, where he wants to play the songs first, so he can get lots of hits on his website, and therefore, make thousands of dollars from advertisers. This is full on theivery by Mario. His best argument for these crimes is to say that "I'm not the only one doing it". Lame !!!
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pay the price for your chosen "career" Perez. Until this phase of the public acting like a pack of hyenas over the pointless celeb gossip, which sustains you is over, then you will have to accept that sometimes the blood from which you leach is bitter
No J.LO!!! Are you crazy!?
Guess there's no reason to ever visit your site again. You just lost millions of visitors who are Lopez fans.
Their loss Perez. Every time you stream a song on here and I like it, I go to ITunes and PAY for the song! I understand that you have to do what your doing. In the long run, it is Sony's loss. Fuck them anyway! I am now TEAM UNIVERSAL, which happens to be one of Sony's biggest competitors!
That's OK Perez. Just talk about Teddy, we love him!!!
GO PEREZ!!! YOU FUCKING ROCK! FUCK ALL THE HATERS! WE KNOW YOU RULE!~
AWWWWWWWWWWWW poor perez (yeah effing right!!). no more trash talking for you. i knew it after you mentioned about usher's baby and how's it MIA and possibly be an "ugly" child. I JUST KNEW IT!!! funny how i mentioned that i hoped that i wanted Usher to sue u for every single cent. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. soon enough your website will be dead!!! karma is a bitch isn't it?