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Troubled notes: Musicians caught in legal wrangles and online backlash

From legal battles to relentless trolling on social media platforms, musicians in the West are facing challenges that extend far beyond their musical talents. We take a look at some of the recent cases: Singer Billie Eilish recently clarified that she did not intend to criticise colleague Taylor Swift Kanye West A former employee has accused rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, of anti-Black racism in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, and also claimed that he had witnessed West’s homophobic and antisemitic outbursts. According to Variety, the employee, Trevor Phillips, who is Black, alleged that West had berated him and humiliated him in front of others, and that several employees noted that West treated Black employees worse than white ones. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo Singer Pharrell Williams and producer Chad Hugo, who together formed the songwriting duo The Neptunes, are now battling each other in a legal dispute over the group’s name. In the legal action, …