Jessie J Announces Split With Her Longtime Label After 17 Years

Jessie J is parting ways with Republic Records after 17 years.

The 35-year-old “Domino” singer confirmed the news in a video on Friday (September 29), confirming that she and her label home are splitting, and that her next project will be released independently.

“My lawyer said that I need to make a statement about the decision that I have made. I don’t want it to feel like a huge, big thing. After 17 years I have decided to leave Republic Records. I was about six months pregnant when I made this decision,” she said.

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She credited label founders Monte and Avery Lipman and former A&R rep Jason Flom for being “so gracious and kind in supporting my decision and letting me go. It’s been, honestly, the most amazing high and low ride of my life being signed to Republic…I just feel so grateful that I’ve got to experience being signed to the best record label in the world…. But I have to just be honest with who I am and what I want from my career now.”

“There’s no negative spin, nothing’s happened, it’s not dramatic. It’s just me literally saying, ‘This doesn’t feel right’ and it hasn’t for years. So, I need to stop just trusting my instincts and ask for them, so i asked and now I am unemployed,” she quipped.

“I am now in the process of doing all the legalities and sorting out the music so I can put out new music and do it my way. On my time, on my terms and do it independently. Now that I’ve had a baby there is just no stopping me. Something happens when you have a baby and just start giving zero f–ks… There’s nothing but good vibes on this.”

She also promised new music is on the way.

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