Chappell Roan has left the expertise company Wasserman Music after the corporate’s founder and CEO, Casey Wasserman, appeared within the Jeffrey Epstein recordsdata lately launched by the Justice Division. The pop star defined her resolution in an Instagram story this night (February 9), citing a have to maintain her group protected.
“As of right now, I’m not represented by Wasserman, the expertise company led by Casey Wasserman,” wrote Roan. “I maintain my groups to the very best requirements and have an obligation to guard them as properly. No artist, agent or worker ought to ever be anticipated to defend or overlook actions that battle so deeply with our personal ethical values. I’ve deep respect and appreciation for the brokers and workers who work tirelessly for his or her artists and I refuse to passively stand by. Artists deserve illustration that aligns with their values and helps their security and dignity. This resolution displays my perception that significant change in our business requires accountability and management that earns belief.” Roan was previously represented by Jackie Nalpant, Kiely Mosiman, Adele Slater, and Anna Bewers at Wasserman.
Wasserman is among the largest expertise businesses within the music enterprise, with a roster boasting a whole bunch of artists, together with Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Phish, SZA, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Infantile Gambino, Janelle Monae, Animal Collective, Geese, and Tyler, the Creator. Over the weekend, Wasserman’s artist roster was faraway from its web site.
Earlier right now, Wednesday brazenly parted methods with the company. Their transfer adopted a handful of different public statements by artists who’re additionally on Wasserman. Seaside Bunny, Water From Your Eyes, Salute, and a gaggle of music brokers on the firm all known as for Casey Wasserman to step down and threatened to resign.
Final week, Greatest Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino shared an open letter to Wasserman, urging him to exit the corporate. “I’m talking out as a result of pretending that is regular isn’t regular. As a result of folks in energy can’t maintain skating by,” she wrote. “Artists are usually not interchangeable belongings. We’re folks. Many people are ladies. Many people, myself included, are survivors. We deserve techniques that allow us work with out asking us to compromise our values in alternate for alternative.”
