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Spears joins an elite group of artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, and Shakira, who have recently cashed out on their music rights.
Rather than rush to create, she chose to pause, listen and write. The songs in her new release, she says, were first written as private revelations long before they became public melodies.
The campaign is being positioned not as a talent search or music competition, but as a structured career development platform for artists who have already built a following and released original work.
Ron Kenoly’s versatility in music was huge, incorporating children, as seen with Uganda’s Watoto Choir in "The Lord Be Magnified" from the Sing Out album.
Her post aimed at model Chrissy Teigen drew the strongest backlash, making a transphobic and unsubstantiated allegation condemned by users and advocacy groups for its harmful rhetoric.
Kimani praised Tyla and her team for breaking barriers for artists who don’t sing in traditional African languages, saying African creativity shouldn’t be boxed into a single sound.
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