Iggy Azalea Wants Record Labels To Make It ‘Mandatory’ To Hire Psychologists

Iggy Azalea Wants Record Labels To Make It ‘Mandatory’ To Hire Psychologists

Iggy Azalea is speaking up about mental health in the entertainment world. In a series of tweets, the 31-year-old rapper spoke about how record labels should provide mental health care to their artists. Iggy Azalea tweeted,

“I REALLY WISH record labels would all agree to make it mandatory to hire at least ONE 

psychologist per label. 

Almost EVERY artist in recent times has expressed struggling with the level of hate & pressure. 

Sports teams do it for their athletes, why not music labels?”

Iggy Azalea (real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly) also mentions Rob Stringer, the CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, and questions why he hasn’t pushed to make mental health care a priority. 

Mental health has been at the forefront lately because of public figures like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles making their mental health a priority. 

Naomi Osaka

Simone Biles

Iggy  joins the list of celebrities shedding light on mental health specifically within the music industry. Many fans are also supporting her message. Some responded to her tweets and opened the discussion on mental health within the music industry.

Musicians like Michelle Williams and Lizzo have been public about their mental health struggles. Michelle Williams recently spoke opened up about overcoming depression while in Destiny’s Child, and Lizzo emotionally addressed hateful remarks she received online. 

Michelle Williams

this broke my heart y'all need to leave Lizzo alone she literally doesn't do sht to anyone wtf pic.twitter.com/oo7k8449LL

— ? (@CARDIXTOWN) August 15, 2021

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