Kim Petras Requests To Be Dropped By Her Label

Pop stars are complaining about their labels again. A few months ago Halsey said in an interview that Columbia wasn't allowing her to make a new record due to her last LP underperforming. Now, Kim Petras has been making tweets requesting to be dropped from Republic.

"My album has been done for 6 months but my record label has refused to give me a release date or pay my collaborator’s for the work they’ve done," the singer tweeted tonight. Shortly after, she added, "Oh ya I also filmed and self funded a music video over 2 months ago for my next single that they also wouldn’t give me a release date for."

"I’m tired of having no control over my own life or career. I want to continue to self fund and self curate my own music. This is why I have formally requested to be dropped by @RepublicRecords," she continued.

"I won a grammy 2 years ago…….. the music is TEA. Still no support . If it’s not a tiktok trend or 80s revival queerbaiting shit these labels have no interest in supporting," she tweeted. She concluded with, "I’m dropping Detour regardless."

Petras' last album was 2023's Problématique, which came out a few months after her debut full-length Feed The Beast. In 2024 she shared the Slut Pop Miami EP. Throughout last year, she released the songs "Polo," "Freak It," and "I Like Ur Look," presumably singles from Detour.

Of course it's always hard to tell whether pop stars are being sincere or pulling a stunt. A few years ago Charli XCX complained about her label and then said she was "lying for fun."