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Dean Lewis is already returning to music, just a few months after misconduct allegations came out against the Australian singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n
The allegations, which emerged on social media towards the end of last year, led Lewis to issue a public statement and withdraw from both the ARIA and TikTok Awards.<\/p>\n
That was followed by an announcement earlier this month, revealed by Rolling Stone AU\/NZ<\/em>, that he was parting ways with Universal Music Group<\/a> after a decade-long partnership.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Lewis said that the musician was excited to work as an independent artist and intended to release new music this year, but few fans likely anticipated his first independent release to arrive so soon.<\/p>\n Lewis took to social media today<\/a> (January 22nd) to reveal that he\u2019ll share the new track, \u201cI Am Getting Well,\u201d at 12am tonight.<\/p>\n \u201cI went into a rehab facility in November. It was one of the most deeply moving experiences I\u2019ve ever had in my life,\u201d Lewis wrote. \u201cI had no phone, I had to slow down and learn about myself, to reflect on my life and my mistakes, I had to connect and talk to people (I met some of the nicest people), actually talking to people instead of isolating myself like I\u2019d been doing for 8 years straight.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere the pressure I placed on myself was so extreme, I was so focused on everything external from TikTok views, to stream numbers, to distracting myself to numb myself from this anxious emptiness I have felt inside, that I just couldn\u2019t escape from. I just haven\u2019t been able to feel good about myself from within.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Read the rest of his statement here<\/a>.<\/p>\nLove Music?<\/h2>\n