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\n\tBebe Rexha<\/a> is celebrating a new Number One song on the Billboard <\/em>dance charts, an achievement that\u2019s especially meaningful after going independent earlier this year.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Instagram Tuesday, May 5, Rexha announced that her single, \u201cNew Religion,\u201d had topped the Billboard <\/em>Dance\/Airplay and U.S. Dance Radio charts. \u201cFirst I wanna say to the fans this isn\u2019t just my win. This is our win,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAs Rexha explained, this achievement meant \u201cmore to me than any other accolade I\u2019ve ever received because I\u2019m doing this on my own terms.\u201d She continued: \u201cGoing independent was so scary, I honestly thought it was over for me. I know that sounds dramatic but the last 7 years were a battle and I was suffering in silence.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRexha enjoyed a string of successful pop EDM hits and<\/a> collaborations<\/a> in the mid-2010s, but in January she revealed that her longtime label, Warner Music, had decided to part ways with her. Her Instagram post today included a tearful video recorded earlier this year, in which she reacted to the devastating news and expressed uncertainty about what was next.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAfter parting with Warner, Rexha signed a deal with Empire, an independent distribution company, that also offers some label and publishing services. In March, she released \u201cNew Religion,\u201d her first single as an independent artist, while also announcing a new album, Dirty Blonde<\/em> (out June 12).\u00a0<\/p>\n