All articles tagged with #independent release
YouTube star Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) self-financed and distributed his claustrophobic horror film Iron Lung, an adaptation of a video game, which opened on about 4,164 screens (roughly 3,000 in the U.S.) after fans urged theaters to host it, turning a personal indie project into a wide theatrical release.
Sky Ferreira, whose album "Night Time, My Time" turned 10 last year, has been dropped by Capitol Records in an impersonal manner, leading to her first independent release since 2022. She expressed frustration over the label's control, which delayed her music for a decade, and is now releasing a new song for the A24 film "Babygirl." Despite the challenges, Ferreira is optimistic about her future releases and independence, though she remains angry about her past experiences with Capitol.