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July 10, 2026

Yungblud shares an emotional response to accusations that he’s an “business plant” Guitar Contact

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Yungblud’s rise by way of the music business has been voracious and plain, however whilst he’s helming his personal festivals and reaching Billboard #1s, he’s nonetheless fighting psychological well being.

On June 27, throughout his headlining set of BLUDFEST, his personally curated competition in Czechia, he shared some phrases about what he’s been going by way of: “Currently I’ve felt so disconnected from all the things. I’ve been making an attempt my greatest to get up daily. I’ve felt in ache lots, and I don’t know why, for a very long time. However each time I discover your faces, each time I discover your eyes, each time I take a look at you, I do know I belong someplace.”

Yungblud, actual title Dominic Richard Harrison, posted a video saying this on the competition together with some writings that went into the accusations that he’s an “business plant,” or reasonably, an artist who purports impartial success whereas having appreciable business help from main labels, advertising and marketing companies, and the like.

“The quantity of hate and disbelief round me from strangers on the web or bitter musicians actually weighs on my coronary heart,” Harrison writes. “All I’ve been making an attempt to do for the previous 10 years is unfold love, construct one thing I consider in and unify individuals in a secure house.”

Blunt Journal examined the accusations that Harrison is an business plant, concluding they weren’t true:

“Yungblud just isn’t an business plant. He has had actual business backing, together with label help and skilled administration, however having a crew just isn’t the identical factor as hidden manufacture,” article creator Joel King writes. “The general public document exhibits years of releases, touring, fan-building, different scenes and visual growth earlier than the Ozzy, Grammy and BLUDFEST moments made him unavoidable.”

“Up to now 10 years I’ve been on 1,000,000 totally different journeys, tried 1,000,000 totally different sounds making an attempt to determine who I’m or what I can imply to the world daily while the world shouts again,” Harrison writes in one other portion of his submit.

Within the wake of his confession, many massive artists have come to Harrison’s defence. Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian particularly praised Harrison’s efficiency at Again to the Starting, Ozzy Osbourne’s remaining efficiency. Many haters used that reserving for instance of Harrison being an business plant.

“I stood facet stage at BTTB and watched you breathe rarified air the way in which you elevated ‘Adjustments,’” Ian says. “You’ve earned all of it, Dom. Cheers, brother.”

Titanic hip-hop/R&B vocalist SZA chimed in as nicely with a short touch upon the submit: “Rooting for you.”




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