Remember the hit song Eyadini from 2018 that held us up all night? Those were the happier times. Now, the song’s composer claims that he is unable to make ends meet due to financial difficulties. Manqonqo told Isolezwe that he only got a penny in royalty, leaving him to wonder where the rest of the money went.The muso, who debuted in the music industry in 2018, said that his hit single just netted him R4000.Source
 

He was apparently contacted by a record label named UJU Records soon after publishing the album, which went to number one on the charts.He is now unable to secure bookings or appear at events due to the pandemic. “I’m not sure what happened to the rest of the money. I think there are certain people who profit from my efforts “‘I told the magazine,’ he said.
He went on to say that he accuses the business of defrauding him, but he isn’t sure. Southern African Rights Organisation (Samro) clarified some misunderstandings in an email to the newspaper. The corporation says that Eyadini royalties were paid in 2018, but their documents show that Manqonqo is not the song’s owner. They then told him to contact the song’s owners.Manqonqo claims he had no deal with any organization when the song was published.