Prominent music executive Ubi Franklin, founder of Triple MG (Made Men Music Group), has opened up about his controversial policy restricting female signees from getting pregnant during their contracts. Speaking on the Culture Sonic podcast, Franklin highlighted the challenges of managing female musicians, emphasising how pregnancy can significantly disrupt an artiste career trajectory.
Franklin revealed that his record label includes a strict “no pregnancy” clause in contracts with female artistes, arguing that childbirth often derails the speed of rising stars. According to him, it is extremely difficult for a female artiste without an established career to make a successful comeback after having a baby.
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He emphasised that without a firmly established career, most up-and-coming female musicians struggle to regain their footing in the industry after maternity leave.
“So just imagine that you’re investing in a female artiste and she gets pregnant, that is over because it would take a lot for her to come back. Mention new female artistes who got pregnant and came back,” he argued.
While acknowledging that motherhood is a personal right, Franklin maintained that artistes should solidify their careers before starting families. “I’m not saying they can’t have children, but first, build a strong career. If I am signing a female artiste, I always put it in the contract that they will not get pregnant for the duration of the contract,” he clarified.
