She quickly followed her 2013 single with “Sleepwalker”, an “inbetweengle” that was released for the fans with a “Thriller”-like music video and originally intended to be the first taste of the then-new album. Other tracks such as “S.L.A.Y”, a synth-driven anthem of empowerment were to be featured on the album under Epic Records as well, but after a few delays, McKee decided to take matters into my own hands because she was not happy with the way that her label was handling things.
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McKee says that it feels empowering to gain creative control over her own career again. Being an independent artist is a fun experience because the artist can release music whenever she wants. After dealing with countless miles of red tape and the politics of a record label, McKee decided to depart from Epic Records to cut the middleman out of the connection with her fans. Unfortunately the songs recorded for the Epic Records album remain in legal limbo.
“There was a lack of planning. I had a whole album done, there were options for the next single and I landed a tour on my own. I felt like I was doing all the work. They didn’t want to give me tour support, they didn’t want to help me at radio, they didn’t think I had a second single,” she says. “It’s fine, there’s no bad blood or anything, it was just not working for me. I know how this works and I know when a label doesn’t know what to do with an artist and I recognized that was the case with me.”
Epic treats Meghan like a queen, she basically revived them. Same with 5H. They're just not that good with promo but are getting better
This is kinda true, they seem to get better with Meghan and 5H (at least with Worth it), but they are still so messy at how they plan the promo and single release.
