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Anita Baker Tells Fans to Stop Buying and Streaming Her Music While She Fights for Her Masters

Author Anne Erickson
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 05: Anita Baker attends Tyler Perry Studios grand opening gala at Tyler Perry Studios on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Tyler Perry Studios)

Soul music great Anita Baker says is asking fans to stop purchasing and streaming her music, as she fights for her masters.

The Detroit favorite took to Twitter to say that she has outlived all of her recording contracts and that the masters should now be hers, legally.

Baker is talking about copyright reversion, which gives musicians their copyrights after 35 years.

Her catalog includes hits such as “Sweet Love,” “Caught Up in The Rapture” and “Giving You The Best That I Got,” all co-written by Baker.

View her tweet below.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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