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Mr. Drew has argued against the narrative that aims to characterize the tasks performed by record label owners and artist managers as “rendering favors” as opposed to “the performance of duties.”
He asserts that when revenues start to materialize, artists and their management typically enter into a partnership and benefits are shared by both parties.
In an exclusive conversation on GhanaWebTV, he told Talkertainment host, Elsie Lamar, the ‘This Year’ hitmaker said,
“If somebody is on a label to work, it’s work. Don’t see it as the label is giving you the platform or the opportunity. You are there to work and when the money starts coming in, the label is going to take their cut. So, it’s not some sort of grace or favour they are rendering to you.”
Recently, Mr. Drew has been making waves on social media as a result of his abrupt exit from the Highly Spiritual record label after a period of five years.
The record label founder, Kaywa, has been throwing some subtle jabs at Mr. Drew on social media after the former refused to renew his contract which ended in the latter part of 2022.
This development has somewhat sparked the conversations of artistes abandoning their record labels after becoming well-established and finding their feet in the industry.
Drew was the first runner-up at MTN Hitmaker Season 6 in 2017, after which he was signed to Highly Spiritual Music, founded by music producer and engineer, Kaywa.
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