Hedley withdraws from Junos, plans to discuss ‘how we have let some people down’
The members of the embattled rock band Hedley have withdrawn from consideration for three awards at this year’s Juno Awards and say they plan to “talk about how we have let some people down, and what we intend to do about it.”
Last week, the Vancouver pop-rockers were dropped by their management team and blacklisted by scores of radio stations in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations that had been circulated by anonymous social media users.
In a statement released Monday, the band said it won’t be cancelling 23 shows it has booked through March 23 because “the easy thing to do would be to cancel the tour and hide.”
“We want to ensure that everyone understands our collective commitment to change, and to do better, is real. Saying a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle was to blame — or saying certain things happened because we were younger — isn’t good enough. We owe it to our families, our crew, our friends — and most of all, our fans — to do and be better,” the statement reads, adding that the band will be saying more “in the coming days.”