10 Music SCANDALS Covered Up for Years

It took years or even decades for these music scandals to see the light of day. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at the most shocking music scandals that stayed under wraps for years. Our countdown of music scandals that were covered up for years includes Britney Spears’ Conservatorship, Jimmy Savile’s Misconduct, Diddy’s Abuse Allegations, and more! Which long-buried industry secret shocked you the most? Let us know in the comments below!

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Which long-buried industry secret shocked you the most? Let us know in the comments below!

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[tateloop]

How did you not include Lostprophets? Ian Watkins makes everyone else on this list look like a saint in comparison

[Auron]

R Kelly’s career should’ve ended when he “married” Aaliyah

[KLAdams-vlon]

Wild thing about Diddy is, if you watched Making the Band, his behavior towards humans is front & center

[nintendolife]

Man, Diddy sure fell from grace. Only God knows how long his scandal has been going on.

[TheVitamin]

gosh Phil Spector was scary, looking like a straight up psychopath

[aroace_priestess]

We need to hold celebrities to a higher standing. Their platforms are far too large for them to get away with such predatory behavior. Society will turn a blind eye to evil if they're "talented" enough. "He's an abusive predator—but he made pretty sounds, so I'll ignore it."

[phyarth]

Phill Specter in old age looks same as Nosferatu.

[kamsismith]

Is the Diddy docuseries still happening? I'm only asking because it seems like there are more stories about Diddy that keep popping up every day.

[hayeonkim]

Thanks for meaningful and informative information

[cruzmizzl]

Heard Diddy's putting together his last single ever titled- "R. Kelly's My Cellie" on 'FBI Records'.
Album: "Crucified in '25" not complete, waiting on colabs w/JLo, n JayZ.

[AKking]

Remember r Kelly and p diddy sang a song called satisfy you

[daydreamcomedianne]

Phil Spector's influence was big, especially in the 70s, and people even knew about it then. There's this really underrated movie called the Phantom of the Paradise, a musical that's critical about the music industry, and the main villain is basically Phil Spector. Paul Williams, a major singer-songwriter who was extremely active in the 70s plays him, and even though he looks nothing like Phil Spector, it's clear he's supposed to be embodying him with just oozing ickiness. Like he likely dealt with him firsthand, or had friends who dealt with him, and it must have been so cathartic to play him.

I remember in the mid-2000s the Boondocks called out R Kelly with "The Trial of R Kelly." Like they pulled no punches. Even then it was an open secret.

[brianbaker]

Forgot about Hootie and the Blowfish, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the concert in California where Hell's Angels provided security and killed an attendee. I think it's Altimont.

[emiebex]

God only knows how long Diddy has been doing everything he's done.

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

Pop Princess Britney Spears may now be free, as she has been for a few years, but at what cost? Jamie Spears should be ashamed of himself for letting her conservatorship go on as long as it did.

[aubreynorton]

First things first, we all knew about P.Diddy and R.Kelly misconducts since the late 80s, early 90s. People were so taken up with their fame, glamour and music to pay close attention. Whatsoever is in the dark will come to light. Justice will always prevail.

[johnnytimestamp]

0:04 you're telling me thats not Bill Hader?!! sure.

[phantomrequim]

I always felt P. Diddy was a little creepy but damn—who knew he was worse than R. Kelly!

[mr.mealldaylong]

This could've been a TOP 20 LIST yo 😮