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  1. Numero Uno

    question Is it okay for a Zimdaansaal stable to manage it's own artists?

    Why do certain recording artists accept the idea of being managed by their own Zimdancehall stable especially when they are still on the rise?
  2. Borrowdale Barron

    question How Do Major Record Labels Poach Artists From Independent Record Companies?

    What's the go-to strategy major record labels use when they want to poach a recording artist from an independent record company?
  3. Shamiso

    What is the difference between a music production company and a record Label?

    How is a music production company different from a record label or to put it, in other words, is a production deal the same thing as a standard record contract?
  4. Numero Uno

    Record contract checklist?

    What are the main key terms in a record contract checklist artists usually go through before signing either a standard 6 album or 360 deal with a record label?
  5. Shamiso

    question Why Do Some Recording Artists Bash Their Record Labels On Sosho Media?

    Doesn't it make more sense for recording artists to sort out any issues e.g. royalties, music publishing earnings, song release dates, etc behind the scenes without the need to go live on sosho media talmbout they are being held captive by a record company?
  6. Shamiso

    Are there major record labels in the Republic of Zimbabwe?

    Are there any major recording companies in the Republic of Zimbabwe?
  7. Shamiso

    What is an imprint record label and a vanity record company?

    So what exactly is an imprint record label and whilst on that can y'all oans also define what is a vanity record company?
  8. Bla Jedza

    Events Garry Mapanzure EP Album Launch

    Garry Mapanzure will be launching his EP album on the 29th February at "The Place TSA Restaurant, 4 Selkirk Avenue, Randburg South Africa." This scheduled event will start at 6 pm -- admission tickets are being sold at 50 rands each. There is going to be live performances from other acts...
  9. Borrowdale Barron

    Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape

    Hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein was found guilty by the New York jury on two out of five rape charges he was facing.
  10. Shamiso

    Are Zim hip-hop blogs still relevant?

    Are upcoming Zim independent artists still reaching out to influential Zim hip-hop blogs for reviews and promos or modern-day marketing is now all about social media e.g., Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and etc?
  11. Shamiso

    question The Business of Selling Zimdaansaal Beats

    What's the usual arrangement when Zim music producers sell Zimdaansaal beats or instrumentals to recording artists?
  12. Numero Uno

    What Are international Sanctions?

    What exactly are international sanctions simpler terms?
  13. Shamiso

    question Artist Management in Zimbabwe?

    Does music artist management in Zimbabwe work just as much as anywhere across the globe or perhaps there are unique ways of handling the music business?
  14. Shamiso

    What Are The Unwritten Rules Of The Music Industry?

    I am pretty sure there is a set of unspoken rules in the music industry. What would y'all list as the unwritten music business rules that shouldn't be violated?
  15. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Shefu

    "Shefu" in Shona langwij means: boss, chairperson, director, chief executive, or the major shareholder of a corporate entity. Now depending on the size of the company you work for and your current position, you may have too many bosses to report to, and in that case, the plural for shefu is...
  16. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Mari haina mukuru

    "Mari haina mukuru," is a ChiShona saying which means regardless of whether you are an older brother, sister, cousin, etc, there is no respect that is obliged to you just because of seniority as far as age is concerned. Quite frankly, the person who has money is also the one who has more...
  17. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Mari yemusana

    mari yemusana Definition: money earned from sex work. Note: the synonym for mari yemusana is mari yegotsi which obviously means the same thing as stated above. Example usage:
  18. Numero Uno

    Zvipo zvemuchechi zvinoendepi?

    Kune vanoziva, zvipo zvinobviswa muchechi zvinoendepi
  19. Bla Jedza

    How Come Taylor Swift Doesn't Own Her Music Masters?

    What happened earlier on in Taylor Swift's music career now that she is battling to own her music copyright masters with Big Machine record company and Scooter Braun?
  20. Shamiso

    Is the Zimbabwean Zimdaansaal Myuuzik Market Saturated?

    Has the Zimdaansaal myuuzik genre reached a point where it's so saturated and flooded that the bubble might burst similar to how Urban Grooves music went out of style?
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