Less than 48 hours after the Independent Broadcasters Association (IBAN) and Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) issued a statement banning the broadcast of the music of nearly all of Nigeria’s topmost musicians on the radio and TV stations run by affiliate stations, a group of star musicians and top players in the music industry have fired back. Continue...
The group comprising the likes of 2 Face Idibia, 9ice, MI, Azeezat, Ill Bliss, WunmiObe, Dizzy K. Falola and representatives of Burna Boy, Sound Sultan, DammyKrane, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Ice Prince, Sunny Neji, etc met at Whitehouse Hotel, GRA, Ikeja on Wednesday, December 4. One after the other, the music industry stars expressed outrage by the decision of BON and IBAN and their attempt to manipulate the music industry so that they can run away from their responsibility of paying copyright royalties for music broadcast by them.
They rose from the meeting with the following resolutions:
1. That
all authors, composers, songwriters, artistes, performers, publishers,
record label executives, owners of sound recordings, publicists,
managers, etc should ignore the IBAN email and no right owner should
send any message to the email provided by IBAN.
2. That
no self-respecting right owner of the Nigerian music industry should
sell his/her birth right by sending an email to BON or IBAN to request
that they play his/her music.
3. That the music industry will consider the stations that comply
with their copyright obligations and advice all right owners to move
their works to the stations and encourage their fans and followers to
support such stations.
4. That
a delegation of the music industry is to meet with appropriate
political office holders within the shortest possible time on this
matter.
5. That
all IBAN/BON stations not licensed for the use of music should take
note that with immediate effect they should cease to broadcast music
whether local or foreign on their stations - These
stations must also suspend the use of music whether wholly or in part
by way of sampling, interpolation, remixing or outright jacking pending
the resolution of this matter.
6. That
this movement is a historic fight for the recognition of the
fundamental human rights of all creative people in the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and no creative person should sell out or allow
himself/herself to be made a saboteur in this historic battle.
7. That
all important stakeholders in the music industry should make themselves
available for a full briefing and Q/A session at a follow up meeting to
be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Rumors Night Club, 15a, Oduduwa Way, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos by 10.00am.
The long list of COSON members said by BON and IBAN to have been banned with immediate effect include TuFaceIdibia,
D’ Banj, Inyanya, Olamide, Dr Sid, Sammie Okposo, Banky W, Wiz Kid, Olu
Maintain, 9ice, Sunny Neji, Flavour, Chidinma, Rugged Man, Keffee, Midnite
Crew, Eldee De Don, M I, Azeezat, Jazzman Olofin, Ice Prince, Jesse
Jagz, KC Presh, X Project, Asha, Konga, African China, Owen Gee, Dekunle
Fuji, Lord of Ajasa, Zoolezoo, Ekwe Original Stereoman, Danfo Drivers,
Rhymzo, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Kofi, Jedee, Muma Gee, AY. Com, ID Cabassa,
Klever J, ZidonPoperella, Eva, Terry G, Nomoreloss, Mike Okri, Weird MC,
Mode 9, Timaya, Sound Sultan, Waje, Mo’Cheddah, Jay Martins, Slam,
Djinee, Solid Star, Omawunmi, TWO, W4, OmotolaJeladeEkehinde,
YinkaAyefele, DJ Stramborella, Ebenezer Obey, Victor Uwaifo, Onyeka
Onwenu, Dan Maraya Jos, Tony Okoroji, Stella Monye, Floxxy
Bee, Funmi Adams, MajekFashek, Daniel Wilson, Alex Zitto, Sir Shina
Peters, Ras Kimono, Wale Thompson, KollingtonAyinla, AdewaleAyuba, Wasiu
Ayinde Marshal, , Chris Ajilo, Emmanuel Ntia, Orlando Julius, Eddy
Remedy, Mr. Kool, 2 Shotz, Baba Dee, Bouqui, Rooftop MCs, Kenny Saint
Brown, Klever J, OJB Jezreel, Danny Young, Dipp, Frank D’ Nnero, Ojo,
Tim Godfrey, etc.
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