Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou and others v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. ([1994] ChD 142) was a contract and entertainment law case before the High Court of Justice's Chancery Division. The plaintiff, entertainer George Michael, argued that his recording contract constituted an unreasonable restraint of trade. Michael alleged that the defendant had failed to promote his album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" with due vigour as punishment when the artist decided to downplay his status as a sex symbol. Michael described his situation as "professional slavery" because his contract required that he produce music and cede
Ron Wallace (singer) Ron Wallace (singer) Ron Wallace (born in Independence, Missouri) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wallace was signed to Sony/Columbia Records and charted one single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He released an EP, "It Must Be Love", independently in late March 2015. Wallace moved to Nashville in 1987, where he found work as a demo singer. He sang background vocals on Faith Hill's 1993 album "Take Me as I Am" and Ty Herndon's 1995 debut "What Mattered Most". In 1994, Wallace signed to Columbia Records. His debut single, "I'm Listening Now", was released in August