Why Don’t We is going on a hiatus and canceling its long-awaited The Good Times Only Tour as they continue a heated legal battle with their former management company, Signature Entertainment, the boy band announced on Wednesday.
“All we ever want to do in our careers is make great music and perform for all you lovely people. In light of this announcement, Why Don’t We is officially going on hiatus,”The group posted on Instagram. “Your love and support mean everything to us 5 guys. We love you!”
The group — comprising Daniel Seavey, Zach Herron, Jack Avery, Jonah Marais, and Corbyn Besson — pinned the cancelation of their coming tour to a cease and desist letter they said they received from Signature that prohibits them from entering an agreement “with any promoter or venue for this tour.”
The California Labor Commission will hold a hearing for the group to try to get it out of the Signature contract. David Loeffler, the band’s former manager, was previously accused of the same. “mental, emotional, and financial abuse” last September.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances related to our ongoing legal battle to emancipate ourselves from the production company we signed with when we started our Why Don’t We journey, we regretfully have to cancel our 2022 Good Times Only Tour,”The band wrote.
This cancellation comes months after the company was forced to cancel their tour and ticket sales. “legal complications” regarding the court battle they’re currently facing with Loeffler’s management company.
The group released a statement last September in which they broke their silence on the alleged abuses they suffered at the hands Loeffler.
“He would not only live with us during the day but controlled us 24/7, setting an alarm that would go off if any door or window was opened,”The lengthy statement was written by the group. “We were not given the security code to the alarm, essentially making us hostages in our own home.”
Also, the group claimed they were malnourished “to the point that some band members developed eating disorders”They were then forced to “sneak food in and hide it in our dresser.”They wrote then. “We were verbally berated almost every day and alienated from our friends and families.”
Phillips accused Loeffler similarly “nightmarish behavior”In his lawsuit. Why Don’t We have publicly supported Phillips in his attempt to remove Loeffler from Signature Entertainment.
The band was scheduled to go on the road in support of their 2021 LP. The Good Times and the Bad Ones. At the time of the LP’s release, they toldPeopleThey were “forced to confront the ugly truth of our situation” following Signature’s attempt at legal action.
Why Don’t We formed in 2016 and released its debut album8 Letterstwo years later, including two songs written by Ed Sheeran. Their 2021 LP featured Travis Barker, Skrillex and Timbaland as production credits.