In a new interview, Charlie Puth reveals he was “ghosted” by Ellen DeGeneres’ record label. But seriously, who even knew Ellen had a label?
Hot on the heels of his latest album drop, Charlie Puth reflected on various experiences he’s had throughout his music career on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast over the weekend. Much to our surprise, Puth declared he was “ghosted” by Ellen DeGeneres’ (now-obsolete) record label, eleveneleven.
As recounted by the pop star, he was signed to eleveneleven in 2011, after his rendition of Adele’s Someone Like You, performed alongside Emily Luther, was discovered. Shortly thereafter, Puth described feeling “abandoned” by the TV host’s label. He said, “Not putting any blame on one person, but from a collective… all the people that were in that room, they just disappeared…I didn’t hear from anybody.”
Shedding further light, Charlie Puth compared his experience with Ellen DeGeneres to one described by American singer-songwriter, and fellow eleveneleven signee, Greyson Chance. Just last month, Chance described Ellen as “opportunistic” and “manipulative” during an interview with Rolling Stone.
Puth added, “We both have different experiences, me versus Greyson. But I do agree with him that nobody was really present, certainly after the creation of my first, like, demo EP. I didn’t really hear from anybody after that.”
