Roan spoke out against unfair labor practices within the music industry during her acceptance speech, saying:
“I told myself that if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here before the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists. 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… quite a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and [could not] afford insurance. It was devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and dehumanized. If my label had prioritized it, I could have been provided care for a company I was giving everything to. Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection.”
Yes that’s exactly what I’m saying.
I don’t intend to be shitty, and if I met these workers I would be very kind and polite to them.
But because of our system, and my relative wealth, my actions are causing them strife. I’m getting further ahead because I benefit from their exploitation.
I didn’t plan that, nor do I want it. I may not be shitty but I’m part of a shitty system.
Do that make sense? I only ask because you brought up poor workers like it might be a rebuttal, no offense. Maybe I’m misreading.