Jonah Marais, Corbyn Besson, Daniel Seavey, Jack Avery, and Zach Herron announced that they will be taking a break due to an ongoing legal battle with their former management, Signature Entertainment. Along with the announcement of the hiatus, they have stated that they will be canceling their upcoming 2022 Good Times Only tour. The band released a statement on their Instagram stating: “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. Refunds will be automatically processed at the point of purchase.” “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. Your love and support means everything to us five guys,” the statement continued. In addition to the statement, the band also shared a cease and desist letter from their management. It allegedly states that they cannot enter any agreements with a venue or promoter for their upcoming tour, which led to the decision to cancel all upcoming performances. The group’s hiatus announcement comes almost a year after they released a statement accusing their former manager of “mental, emotional and financial abuse,” without explicitly naming him. Back in September 2021, the band felt they needed to share their truth to bring awareness to the “harsh behind the scenes” that they faced “as young teens,” adding that it is a world “where verbal abuse, malnourishment, and ultimate control were positioned as the price of success.” The band noted that they felt like prisoners to the management company stating, “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 statement alleged that they had “no support system except for each other” and that they were told this was a “normal” part of an artist paying their dues. “We were not given the security code to the alarm, essentially making us hostages in our own home,” they continued. They also noted that some band members had developed an eating disorder due to the lack of food that was provided to them, writing: “We had to sneak food in and hide it in our dresser. We were verbally berated almost every day and alienated from our friends and families.” Next, read all about Steven Tyler’s lawsuit against Aerosmith.
