Over the years, the Nigerian music industry has seen its fair share of artists facing challenges when leaving their formal labels. These challenges often arise due to contractual disputes, disagreements over creative control, financial issues and the overall influence and control exerted by the record label. Some big names in the industry today encountered several challenges that almost took their lives while leaving their formal labels.
For example when Mohbad was leaving Marlians Record, he encountered several challenges and problems and he didn’t survive. He said in an interview that when he left the label, he not being called for shows anymore. Because his former boss, Naira Marley spoke bad about him to the show organizers saying he is not a good boy and so on.
So in this article, I will tell you some Nigerian music artists that had problems when leaving their former labels. So keep reading on.
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Reason Why Artists Encounter Problems When Leaving Their Labels.
The following are some reasons why most artists encounter problems when leaving their labels.
- Artists may face problems when it comes to receiving their fair share of earnings. Labels sometimes withhold payments, leading to financial strains and dispute between the artist and the label.
- Most times, labels may impose restriction on song selection, or artist collaboration, which may result in disagreement and the artist may leave the label.
- Artists may have differing visions from their labels regarding their music careers and the direction they wish to take. If the artist wants to explore different genres, styles, etc. it can lead to conflicts when leaving if the label is resistant to the changes.
Music Artists That Had Problems When Leaving Their Former Labels.
Here are some notable music artists that had problems when leaving their former labels.
- 2Baba: He rose to fame as a part of the Nigerian music group, Plantashun Boiz. However, after their disbandment, he faced numerous challenges when leaving his former label, Kennis Music. There were contractual issues regarding creative control. After a protracted legal battle, 2Baba was able to establish his own record label, Hypertek Entertainment.
- Runtown: He was signed to Eric Manny Entertainment in 2014, then in 2016 he decided to terminate his contract, citing breaches and unpaid royalties. And this decision led to a legal battle between him and his former label. But despite the challenges he eventually broke free from the contract and setup his own label.
- Skales: He started his music career under Banky W’s Empire Mate Entertainment (EME) Label. But after a few years he decided to leave the label, and it resulted to disagreements and legal battles. And Skales accused his label of not paying him adequately and not promoting his music as promised. However, he is now doing well in the industry.
- Wande Coal: He rose to stardom as a part of Mohits Record, owned by Don Jazzy and D’banj. However, when the label disbanded in 2012, Wande Coal faced several challenges when trying to leave.
- Mohbad: I think we all can relate with this one. Mohbad was in an argument with his former boss, Naira Marley. And when he finally left the label he faced life threatening challenges and today, he is no more.
If you know some more artists that faced challenges when leaving their former label, you can write it down in the comment section below.
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