Furious Iggy Azalea tells record labels to hire in-house psychologists for artists and claims there is a mental health crisis in the industry
Iggy Azalea has called for record labels to hire in-house psychologists to support their artists.
The 31-year-old rapper says it’s time for music bosses to step up and take responsibility for the mental wellbeing of their acts, because ‘every artist in recent times’ has struggled with ‘the level of hate and pressure’.
In a series of Twitter posts, she said: ‘I really wish record labels would all agree to make it mandatory to hire at least one psychologist per label.
‘Make it mandatory’: Iggy Azalea has called for record labels to hire in-house psychologists to support their artists, many of whom she says are ‘struggling with the hate and pressure’
‘Almost every artist in recent times has expressed struggling with the level of hate and pressure.
‘Sports teams do it for their athletes, why not music labels?’
Iggy called out Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Sony Music Group chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Rob Stringer to lead the way when it comes to mental health support.
She tweeted: ‘Also yes it may seem like “But there’s so many labels!”
‘There’s actually only about four guys running the entire music business so it would be pretty easy to hold them accountable and make them implement a change across their businesses.
‘Lucian Grainge is at the top of that list. Rob Stringer is also on the list, why isn’t he doing anything?’
Appeal: Iggy called for Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Sony Music Group chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Rob Stringer to lead the way
‘Between these two guys that’s literally like 85 per cent coverage across the labels. See what I’m saying?’ she continued.
‘It’s not hard to actually do this. Why won’t they do it?
‘But have like 20-deep teams of A&Rs that literally no one even wants in the studio.’
Iggy, who shares 14-month-old son Onyx Kelly with her ex-boyfriend Playboi Carti, released her third and final album, The End of an Era, in August and is now taking a hiatus from music.
Hiatus: Iggy, who shares 14-month-old son Onyx Kelly with her ex-boyfriend Playboi Carti, released her third and final album, The End of an Era, in August and is now on a career hiatus