“It is extremely important for young and up-and-coming artistes to ensure that they study their contracts to know the details.”
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele says up-and-coming artistes should be well-informed before signing contracts with record labels.
Ms Akindele said this on the sidelines of the Prime Video five-part mini-series premiere titled ‘She Must Be Obeyed’, held at Filmhouse, IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos.
The mini-series is about the lives of three successful music stars, their rivalry and backstabbing. The series premiered on Friday on Prime Video.
“It is extremely important for young and up-and-coming artistes to ensure that they study their contracts to know the details and what they are going through,” said Ms Akindele. “We put out content that affects young artistes, and that is why we came up with this series so that when they watch it, they will learn a lot of things and be very careful.”
The Nollywood star added, “Young artistes need to be educated, and we need to organise a lot of seminars and workshops for them to know that they are important. The young talents are very hungry to be seen as they want to showcase their talent.
“But unfortunately, they don’t study their contracts, they don’t get a lawyer or families that are experienced to educate them. The series will teach them a lot of things that will help them grow and learn the basic things in the industry.”
She noted that the series centres on the competition in the entertainment industry.
“The main character, ’SHE’, is very condescending and a bully. Just like in every sector, you have bullies everywhere as long as there is hierarchy. You get to see competition, drama, fashion, and music and we had to showcase what young talents go through,” Ms Akindele explained.
She added, “The series is an eye-opener for everyone, and most importantly, it is very educative as well as entertaining. So, I encourage everyone to watch it.”
