Rapper D4vd's Murder Charges Spark Music Industry Turmoil

0:00On April 24, rising rapper David, real name David Anthony Burke, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas. Her nandes, the two were in a relationship and her dismembered body turned up in his Tesla last September. He was 21, she was last seen at his Los Angeles place in late April, and he pleaded not guilty this week. His lawyers insist he didn't kill her or cause her death. Before all this, David blew up fast from bedroom tracks inspired by Fortnite, going viral on TikTok with hits like Romantic Homicide, and here with me. That landed him a deal with Darkroom under Interscope and Universal Music Group, leading to his EP Petals to Thorns in May 2023. Album withered this past April. Interscope quietly cut him loose late last year, as cops zeroed in. Since his deal was just a licensing setup, Universal owns none of his masters, now listed under his own company. Meanwhile, artists like Calliucci's, Holly Humberstone, Luffy, and Damiano David, yanked their colap tracks from streaming spots.

1:05Universal stepped in to smooth that for some of them. Cauls are growing to scrub David's full catalog from Spotify and Apple Music, fueled by a petition from industry blackouts slamming the industry for. Profiting off it. Platforms haven't commented yet, but eyes they glued as fallout ripples through music circles. Music news, powered by AI. This is Music News Today.