John Legend leaves Sony Music after 17 years to signal with Republic Records

By ANI

WASHINGTON: After being with Sony Music for the reason that begin of his profession, American singer-songwriter John Legend has signed with Republic Records, together with his debut for the brand new label due subsequent 12 months and a vacation single popping out this week.

According to Variety, in a press release, Legend stated, “I am excited to partner with Republic Records in this next chapter of my career. Everyone at the label has been so wonderful to work with. I am thrilled to take this new artistic and creative journey with them and look forward to sharing new music with people soon.”

The official kickoff to Legend’s affiliation with Republic can be coming quickly, ‘You Deserve It All’, his vacation single, will arrive on Republic on Thursday. “There’s just no one like John Legend,” stated Republic Records’ president of west coast inventive, Wendy Goldstein.

She additional added, “He’s the consummate 21st-century superstar whose impact across culture and the world at large only continues to expand. We’re so honoured to join forces with him as he launches this next era with some of his most powerful music yet.”

Legend had not made it a secret that he was contemplating his label choices. In an August 2020 cowl story for Variety that named him Music Mogul of the Year, the singer talked concerning the pending expiration of his cope with Sony.

“The way you monetize your work is through so many other things, beyond streams and physical sales. For me, recording is about building my legacy and my brand and using it as a calling card to do other things, like perform live. We can do it on our own; the question is, do we want to? Columbia has been cool. I’ve been there since the beginning of my career, and we’ve had a lot of success together,” he stated then.

The singer continued, “Obviously, personnel adjustments matter, [chairman/CEO] Ron Perry is pretty new there, and we’re attending to know one another, however we have had an awesome run there. Ask me in a 12 months.

Legend’s affiliation with Sony had began together with his 2004 debut album, ‘Get Lifted’, which stays his profession best-seller with 2.8 million models. As per Variety, initially, he was co-signed with G.O.O.D., the imprint based by Kanye West. His final album for Sony was 2020’s ‘Bigger Love’.