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Proponents for #MeToo in the Music Industry

In 2017, before the Me Too Movement, Jessie Reyez released a song called “Gatekeeper,” recounting her real-life experience of sexual harassment by a famous producer. This song has inspired many female artists in the music industry to speak up against sexual harassment, contributing to the start of the Me Too movement. "Gatekeeper" depicts a dialogue of a man abusing his power on a young woman working hard in the music industry, reacting Jessie Reyez's harassing incident in her early career.Fanchi.wu.1 (talk) 20:11, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Actress Alyssa Milano was personally affected by sexual harassment when she was young during a concert. Ever since this experience, Alyssa has become a spokesperson of bringing awareness towards the MeToo movement. </ref> In 2017, the actress had also contributed by starting a twitter thread that stated "If any women who have been sexually harassed..wrote 'Me Too.' as a status, we might give people a sense of magnitude of the problem." This twitter thread instantly went viral, with multiple people around the world sharing their stories and retweeting along with musicians such as Sheryl Crow, Lady Gaga, who contributed their own personal experiences. By creating a twitter thread that allowed victims of sexual harassment share their stories, people are able to recognize that this issue should not be taken lightly. Ir32620 (talk) 00:17, 22 March 2019 (UTC)Ir32620

Jasmine Power along with Amanda Palmer have composed the song "Mr.Weinstein Will See You Now". "With this song, Power and Palmer both hope that this personal topic will bring awareness towards MeToo. Listeners are able to connect with this song on a personal level through the power of the lyrics as well as the musician's powerful emotions. " that walks listeners through a story of a woman being "invited to the office of a man in power." The musicians were inspired by the scandal that happened in 2017 where Harvey Wienstein was reported for sexual assault. The music video included a all woman cast, and revenue made from the music video was donated to #TimesUp, a movement against sexual harassment. </ref> With this song, Power and Palmer both hope that this personal topic will bring awareness towards MeToo. Listeners are able to connect with this song on a personal level through the power of the lyrics as well as the musician's powerful emotions. Ir32620 (talk) 01:25, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Removal of Music

After gaining momentum in these various songs and tweets made by celebrities, the Me Too movement has gained recognition in radio stations ad streaming services. Like an Ohio radio station's removal of the song "Baby it's Cold Outside", a song alleged to be in support of sexual abuse, other streaming services have started to remove music created by alleged or convicted sexual abusers, such a Spotify's temporary ban on music by XXXTentacion and RKelly. Though Spotify did reverse this ban in June, the #MuteRKelly movement was already established with the intent of boycotting RKelly's music, so the ban actually did have an impact and helped raise awareness about alleged sexual abusers and the MeToo Movement. Nevichatterjee (talk) 03:20, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Ongoing Allegations Against Figures in the Music Industry

Early January 2019, the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly aired, broadcasting several women's accusations of sexual, emotional, mental, and physical abuse by singer R. Kelly. The documentary increased awareness of predatory figures in the music industry and questioned the leniency given to prominent musicians and producers. In February 2019, Kelly was arrested for 10 counts of sexual abuse with 4 women, 3 of which were minors at the time of the incidents. His former wife Andrea Kelly has also accused him of domestic violence and filed a restraining order against him in 2005.

In the lawsuit of Kesha v. Dr. Luke, Kesha accused Dr. Luke for sexually, physically, and emotionally abuse her since the beginning of her music career. Although the allegations were denied, many Kesha’s supporters and fellow artists demanded her release from the contract on social media, leading to the #FreeKesha movement. At the 2018 Grammys, Kesha performed her song “Praying” to encourage sexual assault survivors that the world can improve, responding to the Me Too Movement.Fanchi.wu.1 (talk) 02:54, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

A documentary was also instrumental in publicizing accusations in the case of late singer Michael Jackson. Child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson were renewed after the airing of the documentary Leaving Neverland in 2019. The documentary focuses on Wade Robson and James Safechuck and their interactions with Jackson, especially the sexual interactions they claim to have endured for years during their childhood. Jackson faced several child sexual abuse accusations in the past; he was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2003 but was acquitted in the People v. Jackson trial in 2005.