Marjorie Taylor Greene used Dr. Dre’s Still Dre as the soundtrack to one of her propaganda videos, but Dre stopped it by filing a copyright claim against the Georgia congresswoman. Dr. Dre told TMZ when he found out about the video, “I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone …
Read More »Asa sues Joeboy for N300 million in copyright violation
Singer, Bukola Elemide, also known as Asa, has issued a copyright infringement notice to her colleague, Joseph Akinfenwa, aka Joeboy, over his recently-released song, “Contour”. The notice, which was shared by Joeboy on his Instagram story on Monday, revealed that Asa demanded the sum of N300 million and gave a 24-hour ultimatum …
Read More »Asa demands 300 million naira from Tempoe & Joeboy over copyright infringement
According to the letter, the Lawyers representing Asa stated that the song’s composition was created by Asa in a recording session with Tempoe which took place on 22nd, September 2020. It further stated their client didn’t grant permission for Joeboy and Tempoe to utilize said composition. Asa’s lawyers demanded that …
Read More »Twitter fight regarding copyright infringement between Oxlade and Melvitto
Nigerian UK-based multi-talented artist Melvitto recently got involved in a public disagreement with Afrobeats sensation Oxlade over the release of a new single. Details: Melvitto recently released a new EP he called ‘Overdose’ and included in the 6-track EP is single titled ‘Folasade’ which features Oxlade. Controversy has surrounded the song’s inclusion …
Read More »Oxlade and Melvitto engage in Twitter spat over copyright infringement
Controversy has surrounded the song’s inclusion on the album as it appears the track wasn’t cleared by Oxlade and his team, While replying to a Twitter user who was wondering if Oxlade had cleared the song, Melvitto surprisingly revealed that the track was included without Oxlade’s knowledge or consent. Melvitto …
Read More »Music producer Tempoe takes Asa, P.Priime, others to court over copyright issues [Pulse Exclusive Report]
Details: The order was instituted over two songs, ‘IDG’ featuring Grammy-winning superstar, Wizkid, and ‘Love Me or Give Me Red Wine.’ Both songs were released as part of Asa’s 12-track fifth studio album, V. It is alleged that Tempoe originally produced the two songs. But when an agreement could not …
Read More »Timi Dakolo Knocks APC For Copyright Violation Of His Intellectual Property At Presidential Primary
Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, has slammed the All Progressives Congress for using his song without his permission. Timi Dakolo’s hit song, ‘Great Nation’ was played at a point during the presidential primaries of the ruling party on Tuesday night. Displeased with the act, Timi Dakolo in a post on Twitter …
Read More »Mariah Carey sued for $20m for alleged copyright infringement on Christmas song
American pop music superstar, Mariah Carey is being sued for $20 million for alleged copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You. The singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are both named in the lawsuit, which is being brought by the songwriter Andy Stone. Carey …
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