Kim Petras Requests to Be Dropped by Republic Records: 'I'm Tired of Having No Control'
Kim Petras wants out of her label deal.
The 33-year-old “Unholy” singer revealed in a series of messages on X that she has formally requested to be dropped by Republic Records amid an apparent lack of support of her music career.
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“I’m tired of having no control over my own life or career. I want to continue to self fund and self curate my own music. This is why I have formally requested to be dropped by
@RepublicRecords,” she wrote.
“I won a grammy 2 years ago…….. the music is TEA. Still no support . If it’s not a tiktok trend or 80s revival queerbaiting s–t these labels have no interest in supporting.”
“My fans have waited long enough. I love u guys,” she added.
I’m tired of having no control over my own life or career. I want to continue to self fund and self curate my own music. This is why I have formally requested to be dropped by @RepublicRecords
— kim petras (@kimpetras) January 20, 2026
“I’m dropping Detour regardless,” she concluded, referring to her reported third studio album, expected sometime in 2026.
I won a grammy 2 years ago…….. the music is TEA. Still no support . If it’s not a tiktok trend or 80s revival queerbaiting shit these labels have no interest in supporting.
— kim petras (@kimpetras) January 20, 2026
My fans have waited long enough. I love u guys.
— kim petras (@kimpetras) January 20, 2026
I’m dropping Detour regardless
— kim petras (@kimpetras) January 20, 2026
Her second album, Problématique, was released in 2023. She signed with Republic Records in 2021, beginning with her single “Future Starts Now.”
Kim released her first single in 2017, “I Don’t Want It At All.”
Kim Petras recently spoke about “selling out,” and how being upset by it all has fueled her new music and why she made the music she has.