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The photo Bowe said he “accidentally” posted, which he described as “inappropriate” but “not sexual,” appears to be a photo that was posted on his Instagram stories and then promptly deleted.

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He came under scrutiny after posting a video of himself inside a party bus listening to rapper Bad Bunny and dancing to a song with overtly sexual lyrics. He also raised eyebrows at the Grammys after saying he hoped to see openly gay rapper Lil Nas X perform at the awards show. On September 26, , Maverick City Music announced via a statement published on Instagram that they will be pausing their professional relationship with Dante Bowe, citing behaviour that was inconsistent with their core values and beliefs, the nature of which was not specified at the time.

[50][51] Bowe released a statement stating that he. Grammy award-winning gospel singer Dante Bowe released a statement late Wednesday night (Sept. 29) apologizing for his behavior, which led to Maverick City Music “pausing” their professional relationship with him. But after Maverick City Music suddenly announced they were putting their relationship with Bowe on "pause" in September , it shocked the music industry and left many of the group's fans.

Dante Bowe is no stranger to the spotlight. From being the BMI Gospel Songwriter of the Year to earning multiple Grammy nominations at last year's awards ceremony, he's no stranger to hard work either. In a conversation earlier this summer, Bowe told Insider he was in Los Angeles when he got the call that he was nominated for music's biggest award.

That calling is what birthed Bowe's new album, a self-titled project with 14 songs that show the singer-songwriter's range and ability to easefully glide between genres. Still, most were introduced to the Rockingham, North Carolina, native as a member of Maverick City Music, a Christian worship collective based in Atlanta, known for popular gospel songs such as "Jireh," "Promises," and "Wait on You.

But after Maverick City Music suddenly announced they were putting their relationship with Bowe on "pause" in September , it shocked the music industry and left many of the group's fans wondering why. In a statement, the collective said Bowe exhibited "behavior that is inconsistent with our core values and beliefs. Some reports pointed to Bowe releasing then deleting a nearly-nude photo to his Instagram Stories as a reason why.

Insider spoke to Bowe about the real reason behind his departure from Maverick City Music, if he has any regrets, and his plans for the future. Insider reached out to Maverick City Music for this report. The group said they have no additional comment. Tell me about Maverick City Music. How did that group come about and did you always see yourself as a part of a group?

I never really saw myself as a part of a group. Me and a few of the people that started Maverick City were just good friends and we started doing a little worship night here and there and writing songs for different artists — not for ourselves — because we were songwriters as well. So we were going to pitch all these songs to these artists and it turned into…let's record these songs. So in the beginning it was just two of us, and then it went from two of us to the Maverick you see today.

And I'm grateful that I was a part of the beginning stages of this collective and I think we did well. We weren't working together that much in the first place, and not for any other reason other than my career was taking off. I had a number one single and like you said, I had all these Grammy Awards and I was getting plaques and all these different things. And I was on tour actually. So when that ended, I posted a photo that wasn't salacious at all ; I was very proud of my body working out.

I hate that it happened…However, I think all that stuff happens to grow you and teach you about yourself, and teach you about what Jesus is all about, which is grace and mercy. In a statement, Maverick City said that you weren't in alignment with their values. Do you want to respond or expand a little bit on that? Yeah, I think that was pertaining to the photo, but that was not the real reason we stopped working together.

The real reason we stopped working together is because I had already been doing my own thing. And [there's] just a lot of different things that go into this job called music and it's a lot more complex than me actually singing and writing songs — when you think about the deals being made and the money being made and the success that's happening. And I wasn't contributing as much as I used to contribute to the group anyway, and I feel like that was just their door [or moment] to say that I wasn't aligned with their core values when we were aligned in that season and we stopped being aligned after I started doing my own thing.

But it made it seem as if I'm a troubled child, I did something that's not good or I'm falling away when really I'm like the least of these. Many people shy away from the public eye under pressure, but you're choosing to speak out. Why is that and why is it important for you to share your story on the record?