‘I was almost robbed of half a million’ – Nandi Madida

Taking to Twitter to share her experience in the form of a thread, musician Nandi Madida claims she was almost robbed of half a million (presumably rands) in revenue from publishing rights for a song she had worked on.

“Now I know why artists die poor even though they have millions due to them… it’s so sad. Myself and my friend almost became a victim in one case,” wrote the singer.

The thread I am about to write now is to help fellow artists and up and coming artists to ensure they are not exploited.. through my story.

— Nandi Madida (@Nandi_Madida) February 6, 2019

Shen went on to lament about how she almost lost out on the money in 2017 and that she would not have gotten it had it not been for the team she had hired.

https://twitter.com/Nandi_Madida/status/1093122601491357696

She then went on to warn other artists to be vigilant in order to avoid finding themselves in the same position.

To musicians if you wrote a song, performed a song, got a sync deal from a song etc. FOLLOW up with your publishing and ensure you are paid what is rightfully yours.

— Nandi Madida (@Nandi_Madida) February 6, 2019

If there was justice, honesty and transparency, there should be NO established local musician dying poor.. it’s crooks that feel entitled to money that doesn’t belong to them. I was saved by my publishers! So please get yourself good publishers or be your own publisher.

— Nandi Madida (@Nandi_Madida) February 6, 2019

It was not only me who nearly got robbed of their money but my brother who wrote on the song and produced it aswell.

— Nandi Madida (@Nandi_Madida) February 6, 2019

Madida is not the first or the last artist to wax lyrical about the woes of the music business.

The likes of AKA, Cassper, and most recently Reason have all weighed in.

Perhaps someday, in an idyllic utopian future, South Africans from all walks of life won’t have to take to Twitter to make threads of this nature.

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