Are TikTok Stars Profiting Off Of Black Artists? Just Ask Elvis Presley

We open the show with comedian Martin Montana, who prior to the pandemic headlined across the country and hosted the show Renegades with sports legends Terrell Owens, Jim McMahon and Jose Canseco at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. We talk sports comedy and the near future of audiences coming back to watch stand-up. Then we move on to our main story. Last week, The Tonight Show stirred controversy by having TikTok star Addison Rae perform several different dance combinations from popular videos. What has so many up in arms is that the songs these dance moves came from were all black artists and the moves were created by black choreographers, who were neither acknowledged or compensated for their work. We look at the issue and discuss whether choreographers should be getting paid by TikTok stars who make their living dancing in videos. We also look at the long history of white artists who profited off of black artists by appropriating their looks, moves and sound. We close the show talking about yesterday being a huge day for nerds since George RR Martin announced a 5 year deal for new projects with HBO and a stage play prequel of Game Of Thrones. Disney announced the cast of the upcoming Disney+ series Obi Wan and Comic Con announced an in person event in San Diego for Thanksgiving. 

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