June 24th 2023.
Rina Sawayama took a stand against The 1975 frontman Matty Healy during her Glastonbury set on Saturday night. As she introduced her song STFU, she made a scathing remark about a man who many assumed to be Matty.
"This is dedicated to the white man who watches Ghetto Gaggers, mocks Asian people on a podcast and owns my Masters," she said. "I've had enough."
The crowd quickly picked up on the target of her comment and took to social media to discuss it. "Oh sh** not Rina Sawayama calling out Matty Healy during her glasto set," one person posted on Twitter.
Rina's comment comes after an episode of The Adam Friedland podcast earlier this year, where Matty was heard laughing along to derogatory comments about Asian people and the rapper Ice Spice. The group did crude impersonations of different accents and even jokes about Japanese guards at German concentration camps.
The public outcry was swift and Matty issued a feeble apology two months later. During a show in New Zealand in April, he said he was "kind of a bit sorry".
It was also reported that the record label Dirty Hit, to which The 1975 are signed and Matty was a director of until recently, terminated his position in early April.
Rina's stand against Matty serves as an important reminder of the need for accountability in times like these. Glastonbury is streaming live on BBC iPlayer and it's an event not to be missed.
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