Megan Thee Stallion Cleared to Release Remix of BTS’ ‘Butter’ on August 27th

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#BTS #방탄소년단 Butter (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)

2021.08.27. 1PM (KST) | 12AM (ET)#BTS_Butter @theestallion pic.twitter.com/gepKjESF5f

— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) August 25, 2021

UPDATE: According to legal documents obtained by Variety, a judge has ruled that Megan Thee Stallion is clear to release the remix of BTS’ “Butter” on which she is featured.  OP note: in an earlier article yesterday, it was reported that Megan Thee Stallion's label was blocking the release of the remix; see article under the cut.

Megan Thee Stallion had planned to release a remix of BTS’ “Butter” this Friday — but in a new court filing, the rapper is alleging that her record label is preventing the song’s release.

According to documents filed Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, Stallion has submitted a petition against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment and its CEO Carl Crawford, alleging that they are preventing her from releasing the song.

As written in the court filing, Stallion — referred to in the documents as her birth name Megan Pete — is seeking “emergency relief from the Court before this Friday, August 27, 2021, to allow her new music to be released this week as previously-scheduled.” In the documents, Stallion argues that blocking the release of the song will cause “irreparable damage” to her career.

“If Pete is not allowed to release a new track this Friday on which she is the featured artist in a remix with BTS of the song called, ‘Butter,’ her music career will suffer irreparable damage, including a devastating impact to her relationships with her fans and with other recording artists in the music industry,” the document states. “Such irreparable injury to her personal goodwill and the silencing of her artistic expression in music cannot be compensated in the way of monetary damages. As such, Pete seeks emergency relief from this Court.”

This isn’t the first time Stallion has had a legal disagreement with 1501 — she sued the label last year for allegedly preventing her from releasing her EP “Suga” and was granted a temporary restraining order; she remains under contract to 1501, with recordings distributed by 300 Entertainment, although legal action is ongoing. In the new court documents, Stallion claims that preventing her from releasing the “Butter” remix violates the rules outlined in last year’s temporary restraining order.

“The release of new music from Pete is vital to maintain her status as a relatively new but still up and coming artist,” the filing continues. “Absent immediate help from the Court, Pete’s art will be impacted, the release of the song derailed, and Pete’s goodwill, reputation, and overall career will suffer detrimental, undesirable, and irreversible harm.”

Representatives for Stallion, 1501 Entertainment, 300 Entertainment and BTS did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

Source: Bighit Music twt, Variety, court documents also through Variety, can be read here

Comments

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I love, trust and support Megan 100%

I'm still wondering why she wants to get in with the teeny bopper BTS crowd though. I mean 'irredeemable damage' if she doesn't feature on Butter????????????????????????????????? She needs to ditch her label in general

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

I think she puffed up the language for the suit but this is honestly just the latest in the ongoing saga of them trying to sabotage her.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Most likely. She's been cleaning up in her life this year tho and taking out the (male) trash alot already so looking forward to her parting ways with label too 👌

[katheli.livejournal.com]

I've generally ignored all the remixes, but I'm gonna buy this one for Megan. Her label is shit.

[nudrive.livejournal.com]

Idky she'd wanna be featured on their song when they've done and continue to do so much anti black stuff but ok i guess

[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

I am not the target audience for Megan but I do love her, even thought I do not love her songs. I look at her and I see a fabulous woman who has an absolute shit label and deserves much better.


Also, I kinda wanna see how this remix is going to be.... I could see Doja Cat doing it, not Megan 😂

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

She has nothing to gain from this collab, except ugly comments

[1100003.livejournal.com]

I don't think she needs them for "international audiences" at all (more like she will help them in the US), but since this is what she wants (?) and her label is shit, good for her?

Also, thank the lord it wasn't permission to dance!!!!!11

Side note: I took a road trip with my nephew this week and we played his playlist in the car and it was 100% music from tiktok and the worst thing I've ever heard. It also included Dynamite and being in a car, with a kid and no mv to distract etc. really brought home how ridiq those lyrics are lol

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

I felt kind of bad that I couldn't really understand the lyrics at first. But when I finally looked them up I was like, no wonder I didn't get what they were saying, it doesn't make any damn sense 😑

[1100003.livejournal.com]

lol exactly, I think it was the same for me, I didn't understand what they were saying then saw the lyrics posted somewhere, and this was the first time I heard the song since reading them, so I really let it sink in lol

And my nephew (8) and his friends are non-English speakers so they learn everything and just sing along without knowing how little sense it makes

[babycheeses1.livejournal.com]

I feel like butter was released a hundred years ago corona-time lol. So was this remix supposed to be released in August all-along or was it supposed to be released earlier but her label prevented her from doing so?

[infj23.livejournal.com]

According to the court documents, she finished recording on August 11.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I love Megan so I’m going to support this but I was very much HER?.gif with the song choice. I wish this could have happened earlier. Her label sucks though and I hope she gets out of there at some point. I’m not looking forward to the anti-blackness and racism that always comes with anything a black woman does.

Like Beyoncé included Jk on her Virgo birthday list thing and people were trying to say she was using them for clout! BEYONCÉ!

[hoursnow.livejournal.com]

Like Beyoncé included Jk on her Virgo birthday list thing and people were trying to say she was using them for clout! BEYONCÉ!

screaminggg. i was legit BEYONCE? when my wife showed me the tweets

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Like Beyoncé included Jk on her Virgo birthday list thing and people were trying to say she was using them for clout! BEYONCÉ!

...wait what? FOR REAL?
Do these people live in an alternate dimension...?

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

They were upset that she didn’t include RM but I think someone from her team produced My Time with Jungkook so that’s their only connection. He should feel honored tbh

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

The entitlement of these people I swear 💀

[lolknope.livejournal.com]

BEYONCÉ?? Actual live ass Beyoncé using these dweebs for clout? Chile..

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

The absolute delusions of grandeur

[laranal.livejournal.com]

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

"she sued the label last year for allegedly preventing her from releasing her EP “Suga” and was granted a temporary restraining order"
She won/was granted a restraining order against her own company??? As a female artist in the US music industry??? what happened behind the scenes :( I hope she manages to get out of this situation :(

I don't think she needs a BTS collab for her career (she seems very well-known on her own! like I don't know much about US rap but it was hard to not hear about WAP lol) but BTS are also a trendy group with some high profile collabs themselves, so they'll both make money out of it.
However I agree that her company blocking a release at the last minute after it's been agreed on/recorded/etc could put her in a difficult position in the industry and damage her career. Who would keep doing collabs with an artist whose release pattern are so unpredictable?

[infj23.livejournal.com]

When I first heard the news last night, I screamed, “You a lie!” 😂

After Megan and Beyoncé’s collab, I hope this will be a proper remix for once. I’m tentatively optimistic. Her record label saying that this wouldn’t be good for her career either means 1) it’s bangin’ and but don’t want it attached to BTS, 2) it sucks or 3) nothing ‘cause her label is shit. Either way, I’m here to watch fandom‘s anti-blackness shine through this promotion cycle.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

That Savage Remix is one of my favorite collabs she’s done. It’s so good.

[infj23.livejournal.com]

The best remix in AGES.

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

I always wish her the best in doing whatever she wants to do but I’m confused by all of this lol
A. Why is she remixing Butter? Of all songs?
B. Why is her agency working so hard to stop her
C. Idk if it's worth actually suing to go ahead with it and claiming ‘irreparable damage’ otherwise. Yeah it’s a huge hit but girl idk. Plus any public figure daring to even acknowledge BTS's existence these days makes me hella nervous for them, especially a woman.

[xlovexlessxtyx.livejournal.com]

OH BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

All the Armys I follow are her stans too so this is Christmas coming early for us.

I'm so happy about this! Megan on a BTS track. I hope they produce for her.

Also Beyonce added Jungkook to her birthday list and I bawled :')