The Nigerian artiste seems to be living large now.Tthe process is simple.get a good song on radio, "PAY" Alaba pirates to pirate your own song so as to allow it get far and wide. and you start praying and hoping for acceptance by Nigerians.if you have some money, you throw in a music video too and probably pay the veejays to air it. If you are lucky, your song becomes a hit. and the shows start coming in.and that is how most of our artistes make their money. with increased popularity, you get the likes of T Joe,Obaino, Afrobest coming after you for a marketing 'deal'. The typical artiste, tired and yearning for success agrees to sell all the tracks on his album for an amount within the seven digits.The bigger boys like timaya go for 8 digits. Everybody is happy.The work is sold for life.The otherwise hungry artiste is now living big. and then in another ten years down the line, he is no longer the rave.and he looks back at his numerous works and albums.They are still selling, newer artistes are sampling some of the songs. But he has no cut from cash flow.no royalties, nothing. He is a broke legend. Because he sold his birthright for immediate and temporary satisfaction. for the tasty porridge like biblical Esau.
This system is not right.and i think it is time artistes fight it or they will regret much later in life. Does anyone have an idea of how much MJ wasmaing from royalties from the thriller album alone not to mention the rights to the beatles albums he bought. Its time our artistes stop being shortsighted and see these marketers for what they really are.Anyone who would propose to but off a well packaged music album for 4 million naira and makes you sign over the ownership of your own creativity to them is nothing but a PARASITE.
Nigerian artistes deserve better.

Do we have PMAN in this country anymore?