For some time now, it has been making the
rounds underground that Filebe singer,
Jaywon, is having issues with his record
label, Kenny Ogungbe’s Kennis Music. While
some have alleged that Jaywon has called it
quits with the label that made 2face into an international brand, others have said that he
will call it quits. All along, there has been nothing really
concrete from both parties, but Kennis
Music’s parent company, Kennis
Communications, has come out to warn the
musician over his contract situation,
probably in a bid to forestall such problems it had with another of its artists, Maga Don
Pay singer, Kelly Hansome. In a statement
lucidly titled ‘Jaywon signed for 3 full
albums,’ Kennis Music reminded Jaywon
that he signed a 3-album deal and only one,
Meet Jaywon, has been released so far. The statement also cemented the label’s
position on the Jaywon issue by declaring
that “discussion of Jaywon’s contract
renewal is not on the front burner.” In
recent times, artists having problems with
their labels has been rife in the music industry. Celebrated cases that readily come to mind
are the ongoing BrymO, Chocolate City
faceoff; May D, P-Square brouhaha and Eva,
Trybe Records sudden split. A respected
music egghead has however warned Jaywon
to honour his contract with Kennis Music as Kelly Hansome who reneged on his is yet to
get his career back on track since then.
