Sky Ferreira has been trying to release her highly anticipated second album, ‘Masochism’, for quite some time now. In a bid to free her music from the clutches of her label, Capitol Records, fans of the musician are taking matters into their own hands. Last month, fans bought a billboard in Times Square with a photo of the singer accompanied by the message “Free Sky Ferreira”, claiming that her music had been “held hostage” by Capitol Records “for almost a decade.”
Yesterday (September 23), that campaign continued as fans took to the skies with a plane to fly a “Free Sky Ferreira” banner over Capitol Records in another protest. The Instagram fan account responsible for the billboard and now the plane has been campaigning for Ferreira’s release since March 2021.
Ferreira has shown her support for the group by liking and commenting on their social media posts. In August, she shared the Times Square billboard post in an Instagram story with the caption “It’s true.”
Earlier this year, Ferreira addressed the struggles she’s facing with putting out new music and her reputation as a “difficult” artist. She took to Instagram on January 14 to share a snippet of new music alongside the caption: “I want to put this out.” Posting on her story, she shared a clip of her performing the unreleased track during a soundcheck back in 2019. “Look at the date,” she wrote in the accompanying caption. “I tried to put out this song forever ago. This is not my fault and it’s not a conspiracy or whatever.” She continued: “I am not a hysterical/lying/lazy lunatic. I can pull up performances from 2014 of unreleased singles too. This is beyond fucked up. I am so frustrated & over it.”
The singer and songwriter is known for her edgy, alternative style and has been a favorite in the indie music scene since her debut album in 2013. In an interview with NME last year, Ferreira revealed that her second album was nearly done. “It’s basically done for the most part, it’s just that some parts need to be re-recorded, just the finishing touches, really,” she said.
While the release date of ‘Masochism’ is still a mystery, it appears that Ferreira’s fans are determined to do whatever it takes to make sure her music is heard. Until then, we can only hope that Ferreira’s new album will be released soon.
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