JAKARTA - Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis has officially ended his collaboration with record label Universal Music Australia and the entire Universal Music Group (UMG) network.
This termination occurred following a wave of allegations of misconduct involving the singer of the hit song "Be Alright".
The news of Lewis' departure was confirmed directly by a spokesperson for Universal Music, who confirmed that the 40-year-old solo artist is no longer under their label.
"We can confirm that Dean Lewis is no longer under contract with Universal Music Australia or any Universal Music Group label," a label representative said, citing Billboard, Thursday, January 8.
The crack in the cooperation that has been established for a decade began when a number of women used the TikTok platform at the end of 2025 to expose Lewis' inappropriate behavior when interacting with fans online.
Responding to the growing allegations, Lewis immediately took drastic steps by withdrawing his candidacy in the ARIA Awards and TikTok Awards.
Through his personal Instagram account, he also made an open apology and admitted that his private conversations with a number of adult women over the past decade had been made public.
"In recent days, social media has published private conversations over a decade with a number of women, all of whom are adults," he wrote.
"From the bottom of my heart, I want to sincerely apologize to those I have hurt. This is not only an apology to the women who have spoken out, but also to those who have not spoken out and feel hurt by my words or behavior. I also need to apologize to my family and fans who have been so disappointed in me."
Lewis also promised to make many big changes and implement new rules in the way he interacts with fans in the future.
For information, Lewis' career under the auspices of Universal Music is considered very brilliant, since he first signed a contract with Island Records and Universal Music Australia in April 2016.
Over the past ten years, he has recorded phenomenal numbers, with a total of 15 billion song streams and album and EP sales reaching 7 million copies worldwide.
His global achievements exploded through the single "Be Alright" which briefly ranked 23rd on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and lasted for 29 weeks. His debut album, "A Place We Knew" (2019), was also a huge success by topping the charts in Australia and breaking into the top 40 in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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