What It’s Like When A Label Won’t Release Your Album

[Tusk]

The article covers more than just what it's title advertises, it's a revealing of the way some things work in that industry, their priorities and what influences how they treat their clients/talent.

The excerpts I posted pertain to Haley as well. It isn't only about artists who didn't get their album released, it also speaks to what happens if an artist loses their backer (didn't that happen to Haley very early in her relationship with Interscope?), control, management changes etc that might have lead to Haley's being released.

“Once you get signed, the question is politics within the record company; the person who’s championing you — how much power do they have?” says Paul Fakler, a partner at law firm Arent Fox who practices media and entertainment law. And, just as important: “Are they still going to be there in six months?”

It also speaks to maybe why Haley isn't in such a hurry to sign right away to the first label that comes along, that she can elevate her brand so that she forces whoever signs her to treat her with more priority.

It's a long article and includes pertinent points that round out our understanding of the artist/label relationship so we might better understand the things Haley might have encountered and probably things that Haley considers when making her choice as to who she signs with.

Maybe one of the differences between Pia and Haley (besides how they finished), maybe Pia 'trusted' Interscope to do right by her, while Haley accepted the gamble of waiting to get the album so she could have the ability to make decisions and make the album the way she wanted.... Haley took control while Pia let Interscope make all decisions ( Unfortunately, Pia's 9th place finish didn't give her many options for leverage in that manner)

The quote I posted above from Malaysia, speaks to exactly Haley's frame of mind

As much as I need their support, that they need to realize that I need to be involved every step of the way 'cause, it is, ultimately my career

She held her own, going against Interscope convention, how they deal with new artists, and convinced them to allow her to make LU the way she wanted to. Reading the article, how Labels generally don't do this with new artists, really speaks to what Haley had to overcome to make her album HER way.