The Rolling Stones could become the latest big-name group to quit the troubled record label EMI, following the example of Sir Paul McCartney and Radiohead.
On Tuesday, BBC News reported, the hip-hop performer (whose real name is Corynne Elliot) said in a radio interview that she had quit the independent record label Big Dada after her Mercury Prize victory did not significantly increase sales for her debut album, "Speech Therapy".
I am living at home again now after I quit at the record store actually.
In mid-January, George Harrison quit the band during the recording and filming sessions for "Let It Be," a project that was originally to have concluded with a public performance.
Earlier this week lead host Chris Evans quit the BBC2 show amid record low ratings and claims that his relationship with co-host Matt LeBlanc had broken down.
"A lot of stars are, but you have a friend like me – I promise!" It is that promise that ensures, no matter how much Clarkson claims she would happily quit the industry if her records stopped selling, she is unlikely to have to do so for a long while yet.
Taylor quit the band after that recording, causing Lemmy to quip: "Did I leave them or did they leave me?".
Shortly thereafter, Sister Soeur quit the convent and lost her record contract.
Before Hands's takeover, Sir Paul McCartney had already quit the label for the new record arm of Starbucks, saying it had become "really very boring".
It was a while before he realised it, he says; he didn't really stop to analyse the record until Gardener had quit the band.
