Blaq Diamond To Wait Till 30 October for YouTube To Play Their Music After Battle With Ambitiouz Entertainment

Blaq Diamond To Wait Till 30 October for YouTube To Play Their Music After Battle With Ambitiouz Entertainment

  • South African pop music duo Blaq Diamond has taken a knock due to a delayed court interdict
  • The Ibhanoyi hitmakers form a list of musicians who are at loggerheads with Ambitiouz Entertainment
  • The setback comes after a victory dance from social media to have the record company brought to book

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Blaq Diamond members Ndumiso Mdletshe and Sphelele Dunywa.
Blaq Diamond members are challenged with an interdict setback after the court postponed their date to stream their music on YouTube. Images: @darion4k, @blaqdiamond150, @danya_davs
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The melodious isiZulu singing duo Blaq Diamond have sadly suffered a setback in their court battle with Ambitiouz Entertainment.

Court pushes Blaq Diamond's court interdict

The duet's court interdict to stop Ambitiouz from removing their music from YouTube after a lengthy court scuffle was pushed from 15 August to 30 October.

Ambiouz had previously shocked the country when it announced that releasing the song with another name does not change the agreement in the contract, the label claimed after deleting the music video.

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Social media celebrates Blaq Diamond's court victory

The court interdict battle was spear-headed by Jade Loulella, who shared their victory on social media with a Twitter post, which received praise:

@Sibumabena felt hopeful:

"Adv Ngcukaitobe gives me so much hope! What a champion!"

@Allmightyzar commended:

"We're fighting for artists rights here. You can't just expel their music from YouTube like it's Ace."

@KennethMonthe invited others:

"@MakhadziSA should come running to you with immediate effect."

@Proudly012 was fed-up:

"At some point, they had to be taken on. Congratulations"

@Beastdubiematic was appalled:

"I can’t believe @YouTube was cahooting with @Ambitiouz_Ent they bully and exploit artists."

@Khathu_10 hinted:

"@Emteerecords please try and get your master's back."

@Thaboriscka pictured:

"Ambitious asking each other how big is the wound Jade and the Boys caused. They should change their name from: Ambitious Entertainment to ANC Entertainment."

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Ambitiouz Entertainment partners with DJ Zinhle and CiCi's Thula

Briefly News wrote about how the controversial recording company reportedly had a hand in DJ Zinhle and Cici's new collabo, Thula, being removed from iTunes and other streaming services.

It is said that CiCi had unfinished business with Ambitiouz before she partnered with Kalawa Jazmee's Zinhle on the record-breaking hit. The singers have agreed to partner with Ambitiouz to keep the song being streamed.

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Molebogeng Seemela (Entertainment Editor) Molebogeng Seemela is a journalist and a current affairs reporter for Briefly News (joined in 2023) with over 10 years of experience. She obtained her National Diploma in 2013, and Bachelor of Technology in 2014 at TUT, majoring in Editorial Management. Specialist Reporting: Print, Features and Reviews; Advanced Reporting; and Advanced Editing and Design for Print. She has been a freelance journalist for several years but cemented her place as a reporter with the SABC, and Cosmopolitan SA.