Pop stars are complaining about their labels once more. Just a few months in the past Halsey stated in an interview that Columbia wasn’t permitting her to make a brand new report resulting from her final LP underperforming. Now, Kim Petras has been making tweets requesting to be dropped from Republic.
“My album has been accomplished for six months however my report label has refused to offer me a launch date or pay my collaborator’s for the work they’ve accomplished,” the singer tweeted tonight. Shortly after, she added, “Oh ya I additionally filmed and self funded a music video over 2 months in the past for my subsequent single that in addition they wouldn’t give me a launch date for.”
“I’m bored with having no management over my very own life or profession. I need to proceed to self fund and self curate my very own music. That is why I’ve formally requested to be dropped by @RepublicRecords,” she continued.
“I gained a grammy 2 years in the past…….. the music is TEA. Nonetheless no assist . If it’s not a tiktok pattern or 80s revival queerbaiting shit these labels have little interest in supporting,” she tweeted. She concluded with, “I’m dropping Detour regardless.”
Petras’ final album was 2023’s Problématique, which got here out a couple of months after her debut full-length Feed The Beast. In 2024 she shared the Slut Pop Miami EP. All through final yr, she launched the songs “Polo,” “Freak It,” and “I Like Ur Look,” presumably singles from Detour.
In fact it is all the time exhausting to inform whether or not pop stars are being honest or pulling a stunt. Just a few years in the past Charli XCX complained about her label after which stated she was “mendacity for enjoyable.”
