That Perez Hilton chap has said he will stop writing about SonyBMG artists on his popular gossip blog because the major is suing him for posting new Britney recordings on his site before they had been officially released even to media. Hilton says the lawsuit is unfair because the tracks were streaming and not available for download, other sites had them but have not be targeted with legal action, and the blogger, or so he claims, has a history of taking down tracks when requested to do so by record labels. With SonyBMG's litigation still pending, Hilton says he no longer wants to inadvertently give the record company free promotion by reporting on their acts, which include Tori Amos, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, The Gossip, Adele, Lil Mama, Pink, Usher, Justin Timberlake, and Whitney Houston to name but a few.
Hilton writes: "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 [Britney's label] Zomba, which is owned by SonyBMG, is suing us and we had a lightbulb go off recently - we can't support any artist signed to SonyBMG. Why should we help the company suing us make money???? Especially when their lawsuit is personal! We KNOW that our support can help their artists, some of our favorites, immensely. We hope alienating us was worth it for SonyBMG! Every other label out there wants to have us as a friend. It really makes us question the business practices of SonyBMG 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".