Mohbad: Until we have a regulatory body for the entertainment industry, record labels will continue to exploit these young acts – Kenny St. Brown

Kenny St. Brown, a Gospel singer from Nigeria, has emphasized the necessity of establishing a regulatory body within Nigeria’s entertainment industry to ensure the well-being of artists. This concern was sparked by the untimely demise of the promising singer Mohbad.

Addressing the passing of Mohbad, Kenny St. Brown criticized the government for negligence in not establishing a regulatory entity to protect artists.

Furthermore, the singer urged the entertainment industry to establish an organization dedicated to addressing disputes and matters arising between artists and their respective record labels.

Speaking on Arise TV, Kenny St. Brown said:  “What we are seeing now is as a result of neglect. Neglect from the Government, neglect from the system that should have provided regulation, policies, protection, and defence.

“The entertainment industry in Nigeria is organically grown, and because it is organically grown, they think issues can be settled without a third party.

“It has gotten to a stage where things have gone beyond our hands. The entertainment industry is porous. Anyone can start a label and sign artiste, no regulatory body to curtail this.

“If the pharmaceutical industry can have a regulatory body called the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration, NAFDAC, creatives should have one too.

“Until we have a regulatory body for the entertainment industry, record labels will continue to exploit these young acts.”