Africa Music Law™

I recall preparing for trial on a case. I had worked so hard on the case and we were close to trial. I had written and argued numerous motions, gone through discovery etc. as part of the pre-trial process in [...]

This is an article I think you all should read: “While working as a creative director in Oslo, Norway, I gave a presentation to the local ad industry about the potential of Nordic identity in advertising. This came about because [...]

The Chocolate City Nigeria crew recently conducted a press conference leading up to the #ELI Everybody Loves Ice Prince launch party. At the press conference, we see less of Audu Maikori, one of the primary executives at Chocolate City; and [...]

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 [...]

One of the key things to expect from www.Africamusiclaw.com are interviews from some of Africa’s most brilliant and successful minds in the music industry aka Africa’s music industry insiders who will share their wealth of knowledge with you all to [...]

Who was here first? Eva the singer or Eva the rapper? I remember receiving a press solicitation for a feature late last year from Eva the singer and being confused because I was pretty sure Eva was not a singer [...]

Wizkid was Ladybrille Man of the Month in August for my magazine www.ladybrillemag.com. He was the perfect fit for a feature on social media. Just before the month ran out, all kinds of rumors hit the net hard that Wizkid [...]

Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) reports  May7ven, British-Nigerian songstress, allegedly just inked a record label deal with Skata Records Entertainment (SRE). Who is SRE? I have never heard of them so I do not know. However, who they are is not [...]

How cool is it that Nigerian celebrities continue to build strong brand value worth writing home about? This year, we have seen a handful sign brand ambassador deals for diverse products and services.  In music, for example, Banky W and [...]

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 [...]

(Republished article from September 2010.) In this article, my focus is on the recent official announcement of the departure of artist Kelechi Ohia aka Kelfrom Capital Hill Music (CHM). Before I get into the business/legal shenanigans, let’s get one thing [...]