“I am their slave” – Makhadzi on relationship with Open Mic Productions

Award-winning South African artist Makhadzi shouldn’t be a contented girl.

A number of days in the past she shared that she could be leaving Open Mic Productions, however the firm has mentioned ‘not-so-fast’.

“We as Open Mic Productions (the Administration) are happy to tell you that we’re hereby
renewing or extending the contract interval for an extra interval of three (3) years with impact
from the 09 th of March 2023 by way of clause 6.3 of the Administration Settlement entered into
between your self and Open Mic Productions (PTY) LTD on the ten th of March 2020.” Open Mic mentioned in a letter shared by the artist.

And she or he shouldn’t be joyful.

Makhadzi mentioned, “Right here is the letter that I recieved from open mic , they weren’t asking me if I [still] need to work with them, they have been simply telling me [cause] I’m their slave”.

And it appears to be like as if she could have signed a type of contracts which says she can not depart till the document label is now not thinking about her.

Open Mic spokesperson Nkateko Maluleke was quoted a couple of days in the past in Sundayworld as saying in explaining the auto-renewable contract, “An auto-renewable contract means when the expiry time comes, it routinely renews till the document label decides to not renew. It renews with an identical interval because the preliminary contract and she or he has a letter confirming renewal”

It isn’t an unusual scenario that Makhadzi finds herself in. Even within the world north the place the business is extra subtle, many artists have signed contracts which have come again to chew them after success.