The reality is, for many disabled artists and bands with people who have pre-existing conditions or compromised immune systems, playing shows without pretty extreme Covid safety precautions is not on the table right now.

THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.

I can’t stress enough how thankful I am to be signed to a label that supports its artists and prioritizes our wellness and safety.

Label and labelmate support aside, you would not believe how much grief I’ve gotten from all kinds of people for pulling out of our tour and SXSW.

I wouldn’t normally spend an entire week retweeting the posts of friends, artists, and colleagues who caught Covid at a festival, but SXSW balked at all of our attempts to create (and pay for out of pocket) an actually safe environment for my showcase to still happen this year. They said no to keeping me safe, and we told them to go screw.

LOL ABLEISM.

Anyway, I stand by everything I wrote HERE when we pulled out of the festival and I am so fucking glad we didn’t go.

And please, for the love of music, wear your masks when you go to a show. It’s not that fucking hard and you are literally going to kill folks like me if you don’t.

I can’t make you all care about other people — but I wish you would. Live music should be accessible. Full stop.

Today the Recording Academy opened 1st round voting for the GRAMMY® Awards and Logan Lynn’s My Movie Star is in the running for THREE different categories! If you are a Voting Member of the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs®, thank you in advance for considering this work.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

LOGAN LYNN’S MY MOVIE STAR (2018)

UP FOR THREE GRAMMY® AWARDS

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

MY MOVIE STAR

LOGAN LYNN

Released: 10/12/2018
Produced by Logan Lynn and Jay Mohr
Mixed by Justin Phelps and Mike Blackburn
Mastered by Justin Phelps
Featuring Collaborations with Glasys, Tiffany, Scott Simpson,
The Dandy Warhols, Jarryd James, Rian Lewis, DoublePlusGood,
Madison Montgomery, Aaron David Gleason, and Stose
SPOTIFY // APPLE MUSIC // SOUNDCLOUD // TIDAL

 
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I had a super deep conversation with Mitski a couple of years ago, just before she boarded the rocket ship to Mars, and it has always stuck with me.

She’s such a powerful force, such a bright light — but also so sensitive and aware. It’s a really special mix of humanity and talent that she has so generously shared with the world, and I recall just wanting to shield her from all of what I knew was headed her way at the time.

The thing about the music industry, touring endlessly, and the commodification of one’s innermost self, is that the business model is very rarely centered around taking care of that individual’s human needs — and for anyone even remotely rooted in authenticity, navigating this shit is exhausting.

I blew up my major label deal and the career I had spent decades building back in 2010 and it was the best decision I have ever made. That pivot is ultimately why I decided I liked music again and made it possible for me to come back as my whole self later.

As Mitski the very successful artist deletes social media, hangs up her cowboy hat, and exits the public eye to become Mitski Miyawaki the person again, I hope you will all join me in wishing her well.

These stages are forever yours, darling. They’ll be here if you want them. Now go rest, feel proud, and EAT EVERYTHING.

💜💙