Rebecca Ferguson dumped major music labels to see how much she was really earning!

Rebecca Ferguson dumped major music labels to see how much she was really earning!

Rebecca Ferguson ditched main music labels so she might see “exactly” what she was incomes.

The former X Factor star, 40, has spoken about how she has had a turbulent relationship with the music business, however says she now feels in a position to specific herself as an impartial artist.

Rebecca advised the Daily Star Sunday: “I really wanted to know exactly what I was earning, rather than just get a paycheque and not know how much has gone to other people.

“I wanted to have control over everything because I’ve never really had control over anything.

“But I am 37 now and have been in this industry for 13 years, so it feels like the right time.”

Rebecca’s newest album ‘Heaven Part II’ comes just a few years after she threatened to retire from music.

She mentioned about deciding to not stop: “In hindsight, I think I just needed to free myself from everything that I had been through.

“I have realised that you can have a good relationship with music and the music industry. You just need to surround yourself with good people, and being independent and in control I feel much more positive about my career.

“I was tainted by the industry – this album is about me saying who I am as an artist.”

Rebecca added concerning the ‘Found my Voice’ observe on her new album: “It’s about speaking out about the industry but it is also about finding my voice as a woman.

“I have learned it’s OK to have an opinion and it’s OK if people don’t agree with it.”

Source: www.perthnow.com.au