After news broke about Blaq Diamond’s legal win against Ambitiouz Entertainment, owned and founded by Kgosi Mahumapelo, the music label released a statement sharing their plans to appeal, even though they have also stated that they “wholeheartedly respect the ruling.”
The controversial label took to Twitter to share the statement they posted at 12:28 on 13 June. Captioned “Ama A-Lister,” the statement read, “Ambitiouz Entertainment, a leading Music company, hereby announces that we have received a court judgment in a recent legal case. Although the decision did not favour us, we wholeheartedly respect the ruling made by the esteemed judge. It is fundamental to our justice system that we acknowledge and accept the rulings presented to us.”
The statement continued, “In light of the court order, Ambitiouz Entertainment accepts it with utmost respect and will comply accordingly. However, we would like to inform our valued supporters that we will be diligently exploring the available legal values to appeal the judgment. We believe it is important to exercise our right to respectfully challenge the decision and seek further clarity.”
Ambitiouz reiterated that as instructed by the Honourable acting Judge Wanless, they will not be instituting any copyright strikes against work or music made by Blaq Diamond prior to 15 June 2022, including the song Qoma.
The music label concluded, “On a positive note, we are pleased to announce that new unreleased music by Blaq Diamond will be coming soon. We are excited to share their talent and creativity with the world once again.
“We grant this ‘W’ to the A-Listers, Izinja zenpilo.”
Ama A-Lister ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/ReEzPpkiQ5
— Ambitiouz Ent (@Ambitiouz_Ent) June 12, 2023
Hours after releasing their statement, the music label then released a full-length version of the song Ilanga by Blaq Diamond.
Blaq Diamond – Ilanga ? pic.twitter.com/br2VzcjMzm
— Ambitiouz Ent (@Ambitiouz_Ent) June 13, 2023
Also see: Blaq Diamond scores a win in case against Ambitiouz Entertainment
