US-based Tanzanian singer Vanessa Mdee was forced to blast music streaming company Mziiki on social media in a desperate bid to get her money.
Mdee lamented that she has been trying to get Mziiki to pay her money generated from her songs but has only been taken round and round by the music streaming site.
“My goodness, money made from music is sought with difficulty by the artists from the creation until it reaches the people. Please Mzikii, I asked you to pay me my money according to the agreement we made. I have tried the professional way with my team but now you have reached the point where you have seized to answer,” Vanessa Mdee tweeted.
Mzikii was forced to reach out to the Atlanta-based singer after her tweet went viral prompting tweeps to go up in arms against the music streaming site.
“Asante @Mziiki kwa kujibu na kuturudia baada ya kutweet nawashukuru wanaTwitter. It doesn’t need to be this way,” she tweeted.
Vee Money continues to earn revenue from her songs even though she took a break from music after getting married to Olurotimi Akinosho alias Rotimi.
In June 2020, the Tanzanian songbird announced that she had decided to shelve her music career for good – embarking on a journey to rediscovery herself.
Mdee only got people talking about her music career again after she clashed with Mziiki.
Mziiki is an African music streaming company that was launched in mid 2014 by a company called Spice VAS Africa founded in South Africa with its Headquarters in Nairobi. The platform has a library content from over 1500 artists who have signed up.
In Kenya notable artists that have enjoyed streaming on mziiki include; Kevin Wyre who is the brand Ambassador, Nyashinki, Nameless, Khaligraph and Nadia just to name a few.
In Tanzania, musicians like Diamond Platnumz among have signed up with Mziiki. Simba entered a $5 million distribution deal with Mziiki through his record label Wasafi Classic Baby (WCB) in April 2021.
