Overview
- In a series of Jan. 20 posts on X, Petras said Detour has been finished for six months, claimed the label has not set a release date, and alleged her collaborators have not been paid.
- She said she self-funded a music video for the planned lead single more than two months ago but was not given a release date for it.
- Petras stated she has formally requested to be dropped from Republic Records, emphasized a desire to self-fund and self-curate, and vowed to release Detour regardless.
- Representatives for Republic Records did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and no official release plan has been announced.
- Kesha publicly expressed support for Petras in a reply on X, framing the dispute as part of wider struggles over artist control in the major-label system.