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Lola Le Lann
Lola Le Lann delayed her album when a collaborator was accused of misconduct. Now she’s helped ignite a movement.
MONTPELLIER, France As French actress-singer
Lola Le Lann prepared to release her debut album,
45T., in October 2020, she learned that several women had accused one of her collaborators of sexual assault. She and her label, Sony Music’s Columbia France, decided to delay the project’s release indefinitely, and by November, the Paris public prosecutor had launched an investigation into rapper
Yohann Malory, who had written a song for Le Lann’s album. With lyrics from such a person it would be a bit like slipping a snake down your throat while trying to sing in tune, wrote Le Lann, 24, on her Instagram, without mentioning Malory by name. Malory denies the allegations.
What happened over the next two months may have broken the mold for how the French music industry handles #MeToo concerns about sexism in the workplace. At a time when a growing movement is seeking to expose male executives who have acted inappropriately towards women at music labels, employees at Because took matters into their own hands, spearheading a push for change that resulted in an internal investigation, the dismissal of a label executive and several structural changes.
They found a receptive partner in de Buretel, who founded Because Music in 2005 after serving as president of EMI Continental Europe. The label, and its publishing arm Because Éditions, represent a diverse array of artists, including Christine and The Queens, Charlotte Gainsbourg and electronic duo Justice.