General News | 7 October 2022 12:04 CET

Joeboy In Trouble For Copyright Infringement

By Agboola Ibrahim

40-year-old Nigerian-French singer and songwriter Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, has sued her junior colleague, Joeboy, who is also a celebrated Nigeria singer for copyright Infringement.

In a copyright infringement notice drafted and shared by Asa's legal counsels on September 30, accused Joeboy of using her musical composition for his song "Contour" without permission.

In the suit, Asa claims that she had created the composition on 22, September 2020 during a recording session with Tempoe, the producer of ‘Contour’.

However, the composition, according to the suit, ended up on Joeboy’s ‘Contour’ without Asa’s prior knowledge or permission.

Asa wants the song removed from all digital platforms within 24hrs and also asks that the sum of 300,000,000 naira be paid as well as 60% publishing split on the song.

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