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Chappell Roan’s Former Label Tried to Stop Her From Releasing ‘Pink Pony Club’

Chappel Roan revealed that her old label, Atlantic, tried to discourage her from releasing one of her future hits, 'Pink Pony Club.'

Over the next few years, Roan moved back to her hometown in Missouri, took stock of her life and career, spent time with her family, and eventually returned to Los Angeles to start working on music again. Eventually, Roan inked a deal with Island via Nigro’s imprint, Amusement Records, gaining all the creative freedom and resources she needed to launch the next phase of her career. Since then, she’s been able to embrace a variety of styles and create the kind of brilliantly chaotic and weird image she always dreamed of — two things, she said, Atlantic also warned her against.

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