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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Chappell Roan demands 'liveable' wages for artists in Grammy Awards speech
Caption: Chappell Roan demands 'liveable' wages for artists in Grammy Awards speech. The singer-songwriter was named Best New Artist at the prizegiving on Sunday night. Taking to the stage, Chappell - real name Kayleigh Amstutz - thanked her fellow nominees, friends and family before reading a speech from her notebook in which she urged music industry leaders to provide more support to young performers. ”I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.” "Because I got signed so young, I got signed as a minor. When I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt, and like most people, I had a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and could not afford health insurance.” Chappell went on to recall the difficulties she experienced as an up-and-coming singer. "It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system. If my label would have prioritised artists' health, I could have been provided care by a company I was giving everything to.” To conclude, Chappell urged label bosses to make sweeping changes across the business. ”So, record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a liveable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us (sic)?” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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