Africa Music Law™

Just a few weeks ago, I discussed the lawsuit by Akon’s contractors for his Georgia Mansion, just on the heels of a remix song and video he did with Nigeria’s popular artist(s) P-Square. This is Part II, AML Legal Drama remix [...]

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Africamusiclaw.com reader and industry insider, Bobby,  left a great comment yesterday about the Ope Banwo v. Trybson Dukoko and Baba Nee breach of contract case. The comment required I jut address this whole thing once and for all. Ope Banwo [...]

NIGERIAN RECORD LABELS FIGHT BACK? As an insider, record labels have informed me about how artists breach their contracts over and over again and they feel helpless to do anything, partly because of fear of negative press/publicity. A few have [...]

Industry people y’all know how it is. Time is not on my side today. So much to do, too little time. But, I’mma come deal with this later. If I don’t you guys remind me to. But, mennnh! This is [...]

Jan Malan is one of the premiere fashion producers on the continent and was Ladybrille Man of the Month July 2011. You can read about him here. Nduka Obaigbena is owner of ThisDay, Arise Magazine and other media subsidiaries which [...]

I recently saw this news on Ice Prince allegedly breaching a live  performance contract in Ghana, from some months ago? Say it ain’t so. In any event, the whole fracas was resolved. But a few things for Nigerian and Ghanaian [...]

Unlike intellectual property laws that are and remain a relatively new area of the law in Nigeria, commercial and contract law is well established in the country. Nigeria engages in a lot of import and exports with government agencies, Nigerian [...]

Just recently I was discussing Brand Ambassador Agreements with you all and what do I know? This news pops up on the radar. I actually read it when it first emerged two weeks ago, but just paid attention to it [...]

I have covered what happens when an artist terminates a contract with a label and what was at stake when Kel left Capital Hill in September 2010. That situation was amicable. This time, the situation is not so amicable. Artist Soul [...]

Join my Africamusiclaw.com movement or stand on the sidelines and be left behind. It’s your choice. But, to quote one of my favorite rap lyricist, X.O Senavoe, “I am always on the money like in God we trust . . [...]