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Are Record Labels Doing Enough To Support Emerging Artists? SAG-AFTRA Weighs In After Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech
Chappell Roan called out record labels for not doing enough to support their artists, especially burgeoning ones, during her speech at the Grammys.
Chappell Roan has ignited a firestorm after she called out record labels for not doing enough to support their artists, especially burgeoning ones, during her speech at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. So it looks as though they have a major label deal, but in actuality, they don’t, and that leads to gaps in the kinds of basic actions, including health plan and retirement, that they deserve to have,” he explained. While the industry often gets reduced to its most successful names from Taylor Swift to Jay-Z, most musicians are working-class people, and even winning a Grammy doesn’t guarantee an artist is or ever will be wealthy.
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