Music executive Ubi Franklin has shed light on why he includes a no-pregnancy clause in contracts with female artistes during the duration of their agreement.
Speaking on the Culture Sonic podcast, Franklin explained that the entertainment industry demands huge financial investments, with some projects costing up to ₦300 million to develop an artiste who has yet to achieve stardom.
He stressed that an unexpected pregnancy could derail a female artiste’s career if she has not yet built a solid foundation, potentially wasting the time and resources invested.
According to him, while he has no objection to women having children, they should focus on establishing themselves first before starting a family.
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He said, “So just imagine that you have an artiste who you are investing in as a woman and she gets pregnant, that’s over. It will take a lot for the artiste to come back. Tell me any, any female artistes in our industry who has had a baby, who had not built a proper career and then went to have a baby and came back. I’m not saying they cannot have children, but the thing is, while you have it, build a strong career. Just imagine that you invest money in a female artiste, you’re pushing the artiste, you’re pushing to a certain level.
“If I’m signing a female artiste, I always put it on a contract that for the duration of a contract, you will not get pregnant. If you’re watching me, this is a freaking business. We should stop making it look like because you see artistes playing and everything on social media you can interact with artistes. This is a freaking business. Right now, to break an artiste, with 150 million, you’ve not even started. Sometimes you can spend 300 million on an artiste and get nothing as profit.”
