Raven Goodwin

Raven Tyshanna Goodwin (b. June 24, 1992) is an American actress and former singer. She is a former member of In the Beat; remaining in the group for three years between January 2013 and May 2016.

Departure from In the Beat
In April 2016, during the first American leg of In the Beat's Weird World Tour, Goodwin refused to go on stage, making the show start two and a half hours later then scheduled. This was repeated for several shows for the rest of the leg.

On May 8, 2016, Goodwin officially announced on her social media that she would not be attending the European leg of the tour, and she announced that she was taking a "permanent hiatus" from the group.

After In the Beat and Accusations
Since Goodwin's departure, Goodwin has not released any solo music. She has since been engaged to Wiley Battle, and has given birth to her first daughter in 2020.

Goodwin's first formal interview about her departure occurred in November 2018 through a special episode of the music journalism series About Music. During the interview, Goodwin opened up about her experience in the group and how it affected her mental health. The following accusations were made:
 * Comedies for Kids forced her to be in the group by telling her that Wings will be the only Wild Luck Charlie Girls song.
 * Comedies for Kids pressured Goodwin into making the group a full-time gig, despite her having no previous musical experience.
 * In order for the Wild Luck Charlie Girls to become ongoing, all four members at the time had to sign a contract. Goodwin refused to sign it, making the other girls frustrated. In the end, Chloë Grace Moretz gave Goodwin verbal threats to make her sign the contract.
 * Goodwin was constantly tired out, and the label didn't allow her to take breaks.
 * When the Wild Luck Charlie Girls signed with Seven Records to become In the Beat, Seven tried to force Goodwin to lose weight by assigning her a personal trainer and a dietician. This didn't work for her.
 * Goodwin copped a lot of abuse from fans online and in person, as they all labelled her as the "least-favourite", constantly fat-shamed her, and called her racial slurs.
 * Goodwin would be purposely left out of meetings and had little to no say in decision making in the group.
 * Goodwin's "friendship" with Chloë and Bridgit Mendler was staged by the label as she never got along with the two. She claimed that Sierra McCormick was her only "real" friend from the group, and she revealed that she is the only one that she still keeps in contact with.