‘Jerusalema’ star to appear on US reality TV show
Not willing to allow anyone to dim her light, singer and Jerusalema hitmaker Nomcebo Zikode will soon make an appearance on the US reality show Love & Hip Hop.
Zikode shared the news on Instagram, saying how excited she was about the opportunity.
“Guess who’s gonna be on the biggest show of America: VH!’s Love & Hip Hop,” she captioned her snap with the show’s producer, Mona ScottYoung.
Zikode is still on her international Jerusalema tour and is set to rock North America next month.
In a video she shared, giving followers a sneak peek into what had happened behind the scenes, she is seen strutting her stuff with two of her dancers on set.
In the comments section, Scott-Young thanked the singer for taking time out to be on the show and said it was her pleasure to meet the Xola hitmaker.
“It was absolutely wonderful spending time with you and again, thank you!” Scott-Young wrote.
While Jerusalema remains one of the biggest songs ever to come out of Mzansi, the politics behind the anthem-like song have hogged headlines in recent months.
The fights behind the scenes for royalties and profits were exposed when Zikode released a statement two months ago saying she hadn’t received a cent from the hit song, despite its global success.
She alleged that, instead of getting paid what she was due, she was being ridiculed and that her contribution was being “minimised” by the record label.
“Thank you to all the fans of #jerusalema, you have made my dreams a reality with attaining a global hit song,” she had written.
“My voice and lyrics have transcended globally, but I still await what is due to me.
“I have not been paid a cent by the label for #jerusalema despite the song’s global success.
“I have been ridiculed, with efforts to marginalise my contribution,” she said.
Open Mic, the record label at the centre of the feud, hit back, saying Zikode was demanding more than what she was owed from the song.
“We can confirm that, during the creation of the song, Master KG (the main artist) and Nomcebo Zikode (the featured artist) agreed on sharing 50/50 of Master KG’s earnings.
“The featured artist’s agreement, which reflected an equal split between the two artists, was drafted in November [2020] for both parties to sign.
“Nomcebo Zikode, through her legal team, reviewed the contract and proposed for a higher percentage.
“Since then there have been back-and-forth engagements,” part of the statement read.
The matter between the artists is ongoing.