The Black Madonna has been removed from Amazon’s newly announced Intersect Music Festival after expressing extreme outrage over the booking.
The event sponsored by Amazon Web Services aka AWS has a strong lineup, featuring Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves, Beck, Anderson.Paak and more — but The Black Madonna wants absolutely no part it. According to the superstar DJ, Amazon was never mentioned in any the paperwork or fers put forth by the third party dealing with the booking.
She claims this festival is not what she — or potentially any the other artists — signed up for. It’s unclear whether other acts including Gesaffelstein, Flying Lotus, Sophie and Jamie XX were left in the dark about festival affiliations as well.
Amazon, however, tells a much different story in its statement to Pitchfork:
Our affiliation the Intersect Festival is clear in the contract that was signed by Black Madonna’s management team. “Amazon Web Services” was named in the contract five separate times, and throughout creative materials that were reviewed and approved. Regardless, we’ve decided to release her from her contractual obligation.
It’s obvious The Black Madonna does not wish to be affiliated with Amazon or the company’s forthcoming event, set to take place in Las Vegas this December.
Read her tweets below to get a better scope her argument and the rest the matter.
What the fuck is this Amazon shit? I absolutely didn’t agree to this. Oh hell no.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
What. The. Fucking Fuck.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
My head is going to explode. I’m so furious right now.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
It’s on NONE the fers or paperwork.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
I absolutely denounce it and to reiterate, I have no idea what’s going on here. I have no idea what the fuck is going on but I’m about to find the fuck out and I suggest that everyone else do the same.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
If you were shocked I’d play for Amazon, well that makes two us. Please be patient and while I burn some bridges. Updates soon.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 17, 2019
It’s not even mentioned on the fer I received. Why would I ever think someone completely different was doing this as a fully branded thing. It’s ludicrous. People don’t do this.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 18, 2019
If I saw this ad then I wouldn’t have known it was the same show. I was booked by completely different people for a show that didn’t yet have a name.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 18, 2019
Looking at this I wouldn’t have known it was a show I was on. The promoters that booked me aren’t even mentioned in the art. But don’t let the details get in the way being a dick to someone that’s absolutely trying to do the right thing here.
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 18, 2019
By all means don’t wait for any actual information about the thing you’re outraged about. Don’t let the details or truth get in the way talking shit about something you have zero knowledge .
— THE BLACK MADONNA (@blackmadonnachi) October 18, 2019
Source: Pitchfork