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After an attempted reshuffle, the label has called it quits.

With horrible accounts of despicable acts from Burger Records co-founders Lee Rickard and Sean Bohrman that included statutory rape and predatory behaviour surfacing over the past few days, the label has completely folded, Pitchfork reports. Many of the allegations were shared by Instagram page @lured_by_burger_records who contend that Burger has nurtured an environment where sexual misconduct is allowed or even encouraged.

In the wake of the allegations the label attempted a rebrand as BRGR RCDS with both Rickard and Bohrman stepping down with Jessa Zapor-Gray stepping into the president role, though this rebranding has failed. Zapor-Gray made the following statement about the dissolution of the label:

“My plan was to quickly begin assessing and evaluating if anything about the label could perhaps be salvaged and made into something better, then eventually hand off a functioning label to a future administration unrelated to the label’s founders; or if I found that rebuilding was not possible, instead to organize and prepare the label for closure.”

“When I was asked to take over in this capacity, I expected some blowback for my decision to accept but I believed that the opportunity to have a role in effecting real and lasting positive change within the Burger and indie music scenes was worth the risk. Upon further review, I have informed Burger Records that I no longer believe I will be able to achieve my intended goals in assuming the leadership role at Burger in the current climate. Therefore, I have decided to step away from the label entirely to focus on my other projects.”

Burger’s Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages have all been deactivated and at this stage, it remains unclear as to what will come of the artists who are signed to the label. Stay tuned.