“I wasn't allowed to do that when I was on a label. They saw success in one song, and they thought, ‘We've got to replicate that’”: Emily Burns on shunning the majors and the freedom of becoming a self-releasing artist

Emily Burns.

Making a huge splash at the outset of the decade with the resonant heartbreak of Is It Just Me?, singer/songwriter Emily Burns’ career has subsequently taken an unexpected twist.

Previously signed to the likes of big majors (Island Records) and independents such as SO Recordings, Burns has now elected to become fully label-free, and embark upon a new path as a self-sustaining artist. She's navigating the turbulence of the modern music landscape without the apparatus of the industry behind her. A daunting prospect.