Christian Hip-Hop Artist Gawvi Dropped by Label After Allegation of Unsolicited Explicit Photos

variety.com:

Chris Willman Music WriterGawvi, an artist and producer in the Christian hip-hop community, has been dropped by his label, Reach, and from an upcoming tour in light of a developing scandal involving his allegedly sending unsolicited sexually explicit photos to women.“Due to behavior that is inconsistent with our core values, we have ended our professional relationship with GAWVI,” Reach Records said in a statement Monday afternoon. “This was a tough decision for us because of the level of complexity and because we invest in our artists not just for their talent, but also as brothers and sisters in Christ.

This is something we have been processing for over a year and have wrestled with what would be the right way forward. New details that were provided made us realize today’s decision was necessary.” A package tour involving the entire Reach roster, “We Are Unashamed,” had been announced five days earlier.

The tour will continue in March and April sans Gawvi, with the label’s remaining artists — Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee, Tedashii, 1K Phew, Wande, WHATUPRG and Hulvey.Gawvi had announced he was getting divorced on his Instagram account Saturday, saying he and his wife had separated back in 2020.

While divorce remains a contentious subject in Christian music, the announcement kicked off a firestorm of allegations that soon made it clear that news of a marital split might be the least of his problems in the gospel world, and that there wouldn’t be much credence to his promise that “there is no scandal to gossip about.”His divorce announcement was shortly followed by a tweet from a visual artist who identifies herself as Cataphant.