A study was conducted based off of the Billboard Hot 100 from the years 2012 to 2017 for the male to female representation in music produced astounding results. The ratio for top male artist to top female artists in 2017 alone was 4.9 to 1 and the male to female producer ratios was 49.1 to 1. Kesha was no stranger to making the top 100 charts with the help of Dr. Luke helping create some of her greatest hits. But behind the recording studio something bigger and darker was happening that no one knew about. In 2014 Kesha filed a law suit saying that music producer Dr. Luke raped, drugged and mentally abused her for a decade. He denied all allegations many times over. Over the years in court Kesha kept losing all hearings. In October 2016 her lawyers decided to take a shot and try to get her free from her contract with Dr. Luke. The judge ruled against her forcing her to continue working with her rapist. Eventually she filed to drop all charges basically letting Dr. Luke go free. What kind of message is this sending when a woman is trying to break free from her rapist to continue doing what she loves and she is denied that? Why would any other woman want to come forward after seeing that take place?
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