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Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?

Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?

Consider This from NPR · NPR

September 27, 202410m 53s

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Show Notes

When Sean "Diddy" Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statement and a boast. But today, the lyrics might sound more like a warning, as dozens of allegations of sexual abuse, sex trafficking, racketeering and rape are piling up against the music mogul.

The #MeToo movement quickly gained prominence in the film and media worlds in 2017. Why has it taken the music industry so long to follow suit?

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