Kuhle Mbawu

I am an internal optimist, my good days are ahead of me!

[Kuhle Mbawu @Koeshy]

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The cameras caught this cute moment between A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo. 🥹❤️

[Kuhle Mbawu @Koeshy]

@solangehourly One of my many favourites from her😻

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I hate paper plates!

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@Mimix1907 5

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@AboutMusicAyra So beautiful 😍

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Ooh Nkosi yam Ami Faku!!😤Now it makes sense we've haven't gotten new music from her, recently!.

[BUZZ LIFE NEWS @BuzzLifenews]

Ami Faku fights for control of her music catalogue

Award-winning singer-songwriter Ami Faku born Amanda Faku has turned to the Johannesburg High Court in a bid to stop music executive Raphael Benza and his company, The Vth Season, from allegedly interfering with the release and distribution of her music while a broader contractual dispute remains before the courts.

The "Asibe Happy" hitmaker has filed an urgent application seeking an interim interdict against Benza and his company, arguing that their conduct is causing significant harm to her career and preventing her from fully commercialising her latest work.

According to court papers, Ami wants the court to bar The Vth Season from claiming exclusive rights to her music catalogue and from communicating with distributors and publishers in a manner that could discourage them from doing business with her.

Ami claims that several major industry players, including music distributors and publishers, have been warned that she remains contractually tied to agreements signed with The Vth Season in 2018.

She alleges these communications have created uncertainty around her music rights and affected plans to release her latest projects, including her album Ezikude and the single Ndisize.

"The conduct has made it increasingly difficult for me to secure distribution partners for my music," she stated in her affidavit.

At the heart of the dispute are artist, publishing and management agreements signed eight years ago. Ami maintains that the artist and management agreements have already expired, while the publishing agreement was lawfully terminated in 2025 after what she describes as repeated failures by The Vth Season to provide royalty statements, financial records and payments owed to her.

She argues that despite launching legal proceedings last year to obtain clarity on the status of the agreements, the matter has not yet been finalised.

Benza and The Vth Season strongly reject Ami's claims and insist that the agreements remain binding and enforceable.

One of the key points of contention relates to whether Ami fulfilled all her obligations under the artist agreement. The Vth Season argues that the contract remains active because a second album required under the deal was never delivered.

Ami disputes that interpretation, arguing that the agreement cannot be extended indefinitely on that basis.

She further alleges that distributors who initially showed interest in working with her later became reluctant after concerns were raised about possible legal action and ownership disputes surrounding her music.

"The delays are causing ongoing damage to my career and livelihood," she argues.

The urgent application is expected to be heard in the Johannesburg High Court on 30 June.

Reports state that Benza and The Vth Season will oppose the application and that a settlement proposal had previously been presented to Ami but declined to disclose its contents.

https://t.co/uv927GYJGH

[Kuhle Mbawu @Koeshy]

Most South African music artist names are not memorable, have the weirdest spelling and do not command brand worthiness😏. #SAMusic

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@bennetowuonda Yup, this was my favourite past time activity, growing up. I

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@sne_mbambo Well done, Sne.

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@TheHypeChannel_ This song though

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THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE CERTAIN I AM THAT WE KNEW EXACTLY WHO WE WERE WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, AND THEN ADULTS TALKED US OUT OF IT

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Mzansi and The Sharks stand with you. Good luck, Bafana Bafana! 💚

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When your government tells you; "we're all in the same boat!"

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@niyetsel Soulful, Progress and Peaceful

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Menstruation ad in South African newspaper The Star

[Media Boyfriend @MediaBoyfriend]

A little girl in Boston went home one day and asked her Nigerian mother if she could change her name to Zoe.

Nobody at school could say Uzoamaka.

Her mother was cooking. She didn't even turn around.

"If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky, Michelangelo, and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka."

That girl kept her name.

Then she went to Hollywood and won three Emmy Awards.

And now the whole world knows exactly how to say Uzoamaka Aduba.

Your name is not a burden. It's a prophecy.

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[Machiavelli Bot @UnmodernmanBot]

Watch what people accuse others of too quickly. The liar becomes obsessed with loyalty. The envious man talks endlessly about humility. The coward lectures everyone on honor. The manipulator warns you about manipulation. People often reveal their own hidden sickness by the sins they cannot stop detecting in everyone else.