Berry Idols SA Winner Kalawa Jazzmee

Berry is the latest artist to leave Oskido’s record label. Images via Instagram: @berry_trytsman

‘Idols SA’ season 17 winner and runner-up dump Kalawa Jazmee

It seems Idols SA’s Berry and Mr Music decided to leave Oskido’s label because there were allegedly not prioritised.

Berry Idols SA Winner Kalawa Jazzmee

Berry is the latest artist to leave Oskido’s record label. Images via Instagram: @berry_trytsman

Idols SA‘s season 17 winner Berry Trytsman has confirmed that she has left the record label that signed her when she became an instant millionaire in 2021.

Taking to Facebook to announce her departure from Kalawa Jazmee Records, she said, “I’m officially an independent artist and no longer signed to Kalawa or any other label – you can expect much more from me coming your way”.

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BERRY AND MR MUSIC LEAVE KALAWA

Idols SA-runner up Lungisani “Mr Music” Mthethwa also announced that he was parting ways with the record label on Tuesday 13 December and cited the end of their contract as the reason for their split.

“Expiry of artists agreement between dangerous combination crew records trading as Kalawa Jazmee Records and Mr Music. I refer to the artist agreement concluded between me and Dangerous Combination Crew Records t/a Kalawa Jazzmee Records on 25 January 2021,” the statement read.

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“This notice confirms that I am no longer signed as an artist as of 13 December. I have fulfilled my minimum commitment in terms of the agreement and I’m free to enter into any third- party agreement for the sale, exploitation and/or distribution of future recordings. I am grateful for the opportunity of working with Kalawa Jazmee,” he added.

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MR MUSIC BLAMES KALAWA FOR NOT RELEASING

According to ZAlebs, the musician went to a YouTube podcast “Engineer Your Life”, about life after Idols. 

“It’s sad that I have to speak about this but I have to. When you have people that you need to submit to in order for you to make it, if people don’t see Mr Music releasing music they should DM them…When I entered the show, I entered to sing, I did not go to Idols SA to be stuck and go back to square one. I went there to change my life, the way I produce my music,” he said.

Mr Music Idols SA Season 17 runner up Kalawa Jazmee
Former Idols SA finalist Mr Music has blamed Kalawa for not growing in the music industry. Image via Facebook: Mr Music

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He also added, “…we do need record labels and they do need us, but it is so sad that some of the people who are signed by recording labels are not getting paid, how I wish there could be a partnership rather than a contract. I didn’t apply to be part of their label. I went to Idols SA and they found me already groomed, they are the ones who should beg me”

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