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And Finally Artist News
Union J confirm departure of Casey Johnson
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 2 May 2017
Union J continue to struggle to keep hold of any band member whose name does not begin with J. Following the departure of George Shelley last year, his replacement Casey Johnson has now moved on too. Original members Josh, Jaymi and JJ are now giving up and staying as a trio – a union of Js, if you will. A Triple J, even.
“We are sad to announce that Casey is leaving Union J, in order to pursue other opportunities”, said the band in a statement on Facebook. “It’s been a great year, having him on board, but being in a band is like any other relationship and sometimes it just doesn’t work out”.
Despite that, they at least seem to be parting on good terms on this occasion – unlike last year’s acrimonious split with Shelley.
“Casey is an incredibly lovely, talented guy and a great friend to the band, so please go support him as well in his next venture and we wish him all the very best for the future”, they went on. “It feels now that the best way forward is to carry on as we originally started out – as a three piece”.
They’re probably right. Johnson at least had a J in his name somewhere, and they still couldn’t make it work. The next logical step would be to draft in a John, a Jason or a Jeremiah, but why risk it? What if it turned out the concept of everyone having J names wasn’t as strong as it appears? Not worth it.
Anyway, the union of Js will release a new single later this year, with an album planned for 2018.
