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Norway’s Fay Wildhagen Is Taking The Independent Route For Next Album
Norwegian singer-songwriter Fay Wildhagen is preparing to release her next album independently through the Orchard, on her own label, bringing an end to a 10-year relationship with Warner Music Norway. She revealed the plans to Billboard while marking the close of the era around her third studio album, Let's Keep It In The Family, with a headline set at Norway's 2026 Bergtatt Festival, and said she already has a wealth of new demos ready to develop.
Wildhagen signed with Warner Music Norway at 21 and released her Spellemannprisen-nominated debut, Snow, in 2015, followed by Borders in 2018. She also won the Spellemannpris (the Norwegian Grammy) for producer of the year for 2023's Møtested – en hyllest til Anne Grete Preus, and spent seven years developing Let's Keep It In The Family, on which she wrote, produced and arranged all 15 tracks bar one co-write with Bigbang's Øystein Greni. She described the move to independence as a chance to "try something new" before continuing her career on her own terms.
In short
- Fay Wildhagen to release next album independently, ending Warner Music Norway deal
- New album distributed via the Orchard on her own label
- Move follows headline Bergtatt Festival set closing her Family album era
Explained simply
Fay Wildhagen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who began her recording career in 2015 with the album Snow, released through Warner Music Norway. Since then, she has released multiple albums and built a reputation as both an artist and producer, winning a Spellemannpris (the Norwegian Grammy) for producer of the year in 2023.
Wildhagen has announced that she will release her next album independently rather than continuing with Warner Music Norway, ending a ten-year partnership with the label. She will distribute and release the music through her own label, maintaining full creative control over her work.
The decision reflects a growing trend of established artists choosing independence from major labels. For Wildhagen, it comes after years in which she has taken on substantial creative responsibilities, handling writing, production and arrangement duties on her recent work.