NewJeans has been making headlines lately—but not just for their bops. Amid a tense legal battle against HYBE’s ADOR, member Hanni took to social media to share Chappell Roan’s touching Grammy acceptance speech. Roan, who won the Best New Artist award on February 3, emphasized how record labels often fail to provide wages, health insurance, and protection for their artists.
“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees, with a livable wage, health insurance, and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
Hanni’s move came after filing a complaint against HYBE last year, alleging workplace bullying. Not to mention, NewJeans’ claims about the contract problems with their label. It looks like Chappell Roan’s speech clearly struck a chord, considering the quintets’ current feud with their company.
Hanni shares Chappell Roan's acceptance speech from the Grammys where the singer urged labels to do better and support their artists. pic.twitter.com/w4yxSjFCIR
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Meanwhile, the rest of NewJeans has been involved in a whirlwind of legal drama. They have been open about their intention to terminate exclusive contracts with ADOR due to unmet demands. Most recently, they created a new Instagram account that isn’t managed by HYBE’s ADOR and asked fans for help to come up with a provisional new group name.
