Julius Kyazze talks Winnie Nwagi Swangz Avenue contract

"All the artistes at Swangz, for as long as you have a running contract, which means you are happy with us and we are happy with you," Kyazze said in a media interview when he was asked to comment on the label's relationship with the controversial songstress who has also been severally accused of indiscipline.

"The day you are not happy with us you can terminate. The day we are not happy with you, you can terminate. So, until when we make an announcement that we are not happy with one of our artistes, I think you can always assume that we are happy with all our artistes," continued Julius Kyazze who co-founded Swangz Avenue with Benon Mugumbya.

"We don't have a problem with any of our artistes and we think everyone is who they are and we are not in the business, as a record label, to shape people into who they are not. We are in the business to guide their music careers and how to make the best business decisions around music and their lives but also we have boundaries, so they are their own human beings and we are very respectful of that."

In a recent interview when she was asked to comment on rumours that she had plans of leaving Swangz, Winnie Nwagi responded: "There are those who come and tell me, 'Why don't you leave? I feel you can manage without a label.' Blah blah blah. There are many advisors out there!"

Asked if she thought she would manage without the label, Nwagi said: "Personally, I don't think I can. These things appear to be easy, but they are not. I can't handle the music business on my own. That's why I had to emerge through Coca-Cola Rated Next so that I get someone to kickstart my career. Otherwise, I would have first sold tomatoes to raise money to record my first song. But I looked for those who understood the business, to support me."

Benon Mugumbya scouted Winnie Nwagi when she emerged as the second runner-up in the second season of Coca-Cola Rated Next in 2014. Mugumbya was a judge in the competition.