Kusssman Calls Out Davido And His Newly Signed Artist Logos Olori Over Alleged Song Sampling

Kusssman Calls Out Davido And His Newly Signed Artist Logos Olori Over Alleged Song Sampling

In recent news, a popular social media influencer known as Kusssman has caused a stir online after accusing Nigerian music superstar Davido and his newly signed artist Logos Olori of sampling a song without permission or paying royalties. The song in question is titled “Ahead Ahead,” and it is allegedly the intellectual property of Kusssman’s artist Shallipopi, Gist Reel gathered.

Kusssman took to Twitter to make the accusations and shared video clips of Shallipopi singing his song “Ahead Ahead” while comparing it to another video of Davido and Logos Olori doing a track together, which he claimed was inspired by his artist’s work. The media personality went further to call out Davido and Logos Olori, stating that the act of sampling without proper clearance or compensation is unacceptable and disrespectful to the original creators of the music. The allegation has since caused a major conversation among fans of Nigerian music, with many taking sides on the issue. Some fans have shown their support for Kusssman and Shallipopi, while others have defended Davido and Logos Olori, stating that sampling is a common practice in the music industry. It is not yet known if Kusssman plans to take legal action against Davido and Logos Olori, but the accusations have certainly caused a stir in the music world. Mean while, the issue of copyright infringement and intellectual property rights has been a contentious one in the Nigerian music industry, and this latest incident is sure to add fuel to the ongoing debate. See below;  

Ayra Starr’s song made compulsory question at Kenyan University

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Students of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, were made to take a compulsory question about Nigeria’s Ayra Starr‘s song, Rush. “Rush” was included as a compulsory question for second-year students enrolled in the Department of Marketing and Management.

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A Kenyan student took to Twitter to express dissatisfaction with their lecturer over the exam question, criticizing the fact that a musician’s song was the basis for a question, despite their intensive study of other parts of the syllabus. “Imagine this, you’ve studied the whole semester for a unit depriving yourself of any form of entertainment even music and hujawai skia rush by ayra starr, you walk into an exam room and this is what you see,” the user wrote. Read Also:

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Vin Diesel declares Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ as his current favourite song

Vin Diesel declares Rema's 'Calm Down' as his current favourite song

Vin Diesel declares Rema's 'Calm Down' as his favourite song

Famous Hollywood actor, Mark Sinclair, known professionally as Vin Diesel, reveals his current favourite song as ‘Calm Down’ by Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Rema.

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In a recent interview, the Fast & Furious star credited his 8-year-old daughter for introducing him to the song, as she sings the lyrics around the house. “I have to say this, my daughter, Pauline, who is 8 years old, runs around the house going ‘Calm down, calm down, calm down!” Vin Diesel stated.

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The remix of ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez peaked at Number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the highest-charting Nigerian song ever, and has also achieved Platinum status in the US.

Fan writes an open letter to Wizkid requesting a new song

Fan writes an open letter to Wizkid requesting a new song

A staunch fan of Nigerian artist Wizkid identified on Twitter as Bellytof has written a letter to the artist requesting a new song from him.

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In the letter, the young man stated that he would love Wizkid to release a new song with the title, “Joy II” and speak about his achievement in the music space while encouraging young and upcoming artists. The fan recounted how Wizkid started his music career from the scratch and has been able to break through the barriers and has become successful. The letter said; “A LETTER OF REQUESTING A NEW SONG I’m Bellytoff, upcoming/unsigned kogi central comedian I’m one of your biggest fan in nigeria (Wizkid FC). With respect and honor I’m officially requesting for a song, title “Joy II” on how rich, famous and successful you have become in the music industry, as a motivational and words of encouragement for the upcoming ones You started this career 15 years back from the scratch as nobody But today you are famous world wide, A successful musical artist You are a Boss and the founder of Starboy record labels You are the real defination of success, we need some tips from you on how to become successful in life as an artist, we need orientation, Be our teacher, coach and guidiance, we are looking up to you as a role model. I shall be grateful if my request is given a favourable attention. Thanks and God bless as you look into it vividly.” letter to wizkid

Davido shuns man who asked why he didn’t dedicate song to son

Davido shuns man who asked why he didn't dedicate song to son

A trending video has shown the moment Davido and his manager, Asa Asika, shunned an interviewer who asked an insensitive question. During a recent concert, a member of the press threw a question to Davido about his recently released Timeless Album.

The interviewer inquired to know why the album only featured party songs, and none to mourn the demise of his late son. Reacting to this, Davido’s countenance immediately changed while his manager, Asa Asika, tackled the interviewer. “We are here for the concert please”, Asa Asika screamed at the press man while waving him off. Watch the video below:

Jigan Baba Oja to sue Mohbad for N100m over his upcoming song

Jigan Baba Oja to sue Mohbad for N100m over his upcoming song

Nigerian actor Jigan Baba Oja has revealed his intentions to sue singer Mohbad over his new upcoming song, “Ask About Me”.

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Singer Mohbad will release his song titled “Ask About Me” on Friday 14th of April, 2023. However, it seems he has found himself in trouble even before the song will be released. This threat from Jigan comes after he carefully listened to the lyrics from the snippet that the former Marlian artist released where he was mocking the actor’s disability. This is not the first time an artist has sung to mock the artist due to his deformity. Recently, Jigan called out Asake for mocking him in one of his popular songs. According to Jigan, he will sue Mohbad so as to serve as a lesson to others. “I am taking this up against @iammohbad and I am going to charge him 100 million! This will sound like a big lesson to others!,” he wrote.  

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“Mr Yakubu, you act like a fraudster” — Falz, Vector diss INEC chairman, others in new song

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Famous singers, Falz and Vector releases a new song titled “Mr. Yakubu” in which they ridiculed Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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The lyrics of the song suggest that the INEC chairman engaged in fraudulent activities during the recently concluded general election. Falz alongside Vector also included some of the excuses given by INEC for the delay in uploading the presidential results on its portal on February 25. The music video also portrays some irregularities committed by security operatives during the election, as well as the shooting of youths during the #EndSARS protest in 2020.

"Mr Yakubu, you act like a fraudster" — Falz, Vector diss INEC chairman, others in new song

Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria during the controversy that trailed his visit to the UK was also portrayed in the music video. Watch the video below …

Mercy Chinwo sues Obidiz for using her name in secular song, demands N2Bn in damages

Mercy Chinwo sues Obidiz for using her name in secular song, demands N2Bn in damages

Popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo has slammed a 2 billion naira lawsuit on Afrobeats singer, Obidiz for using her name in his song.

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The talented gospel songstress sued him for using her name as well as her photo in a derogatory way in his song. A suit filed by Mercy Chinwo’s lawyers on 23rd March, 2023 showed that the secular singer, Obidiz was sent a cease and desist letter, asking him to avoid using her name or image on any of his promotional content and music.

Photos, promotional content and music bearing Mercy Chinwo’s name and image were also requested to be taken down by the singer. If he fails to comply with the demands made of him, it was warned that he’d be dragged to court and made to pay 2 billion naira in damages.

Listen to a snippet of the song below;

I spent N52m to record, promote my song with Davido and Kizz Daniel – Iyanya

I spent N52m to record, promote my song with Davido and Kizz Daniel – Iyanya

Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, professionally known as Iyanya, recently made a startling revelation about the cost of creating and promoting a song in Nigeria. Specifically, he disclosed via his Twitter account that he spent a staggering sum of N52 million on a collaborative track he recorded with two other music stars, Davido and Kizz Daniel, titled ‘Like’.

This amount covered not only the recording of the song but also the production of its music video and the promotion activities carried out both before and after its release. In his tweet, Iyanya expressed shock at the exorbitant cost of promoting songs in Nigeria, which has become a common trend in the music industry.

He further revealed that the least amount he has ever spent on a song was N27 million, and this occurred in January 2021. Despite the costs he incurred, Iyanya advised upcoming artists not to be discouraged by his revelation. Instead, he encouraged them to remain focused and consistent in their musical pursuits.

Iyanya wrote; “Promoting music has become very expensive, if you are lucky to get a song go viral make you Thank God.” “The cheapest I have spent on a song since January 2021 is 27m. When I dropped “LIKE” FT Davido and kizz Daniel, we spent 52 million, song, Video and promotion. This should not discourage any up-and-coming artiste, you can do it, all you need it’s consistency.”