excessmon:
Do you understand what the business part of things means .

It happens everywhere, osinmen is in turkey now cos of his label(his club)

Ojuntana:

That is why you are the mumu
That you are the financier does not mean you own the artiste. Did you know the Mr Eazee before now? It takes a good artiste for a music label to blow. If you don't know that, then you know nothing. A music label with bad artistes will never blow.
When did EezeeT manage frank Edwards. Stop the lies pls.
So you mean all the artistes who left the record labels are greedy abi. Ok how are the labels doing without Dbanj and Cynthia Morgan now?

Ojuntana:

You are using facebook gist to form opinion. No wonder your moniker has gist inside. How are you sure the dude claimng that on facebook is not even more ignorant than your good self?

Frak Edwards is a product of Christ Embassy music label called LoveWorld Music Inc from which he left to start his own label. Even his Wikipedia page agrees with the above. So when was EezeeTee his manager? Can you give the date and the songs he released on EezeTee's label?

And you need to stop listening to VDM. That dude is just using trending news to catch cruise. He's as ignorant as the average Joe

004gist:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvnogCexut4?si=uUSdUKRbWhoYh4xW


Records are there not Facebook. She was never a gospel artist. It was eezee t that reposition her. Go and search all her videos before Nigerian idol to confirm.



There is a different between a label boss and a manager. Eezee t never signed rather he was frank Edwards manager

Ojuntana:

How does this prove she's not a gospel artist? This is just vendetta. I personally know so many gospel artiste who went on all these kind of shows and sang secular songs. You guys need to stop all these

If manager is what EezeTee was to Frank Edwards then it was Frank Edwards that helped him and not the other way round. But see how you guys turned it to look as if he produced Frank Edwards

And FYI Mercy Chinwo was a choir member in her church in Akwa Ibom in her youth days

The contract is exploitative. How come none of you is talking about the fact that he doesn't want her to do collabos with other artistes except he is in the loop. Why is he angry she did collabo with Nathaniel Bassey when the song was not released on his label. Does he have exclusive rights over her?

004gist:


See ur brain? Is there any prove to her not allowed to collaborate with othet artist? Can u produce prove? I only engaged in proves not this person said this and that.
Then Genesis or root cause was witheld royalty. Why was it stopped? Mercy went on collaboration and took all the money 100%, went to churches and took all money 100%.
How come she refunded only 3500 to the boss as the proceed of all the collaboration she went?

Mercy charges over 10k dollars on international shows and event.

If she knows she is clean then let her submit her account for review.

This is the case on ground.... Any other gist like he hates this pastor etc are unproven

Omoawoke:


You think I’m an educated semi illiterate like you are??

If you cannot make an independent judgement, pls don’t blame me for your inability to reason…
I watched the two videos and before VdM even released his own, I already had my reservations… the alteration she claimed that was a forgery… immediately I saw that part, I smelled lies immediately… (please not everyone is a semi illiterate like you) it’s a commmon practice for the signatories to sign off alterations and that was properly signed..
Secondly her cut and join videos and manipulations was so obvious to me( obviously not to you, because not everybody has common sense)
Then vdm video and evidences crowned it all… of course, you are blinded (not your fault by the way, you aren’t that smart )

My advice to you: first eat balance diet, good food to give you nutrients that can help your mental strength… (most people suffer malnutrition and they don’t know, which affects their mental capabilities)

Again, try to improve your mental strength, read books, watch intellectually invoking movies and videos, and relate with smart people

Ojuntana:
All these clowns defending rapacious music label bosses so not realise that most of the musical groups in this country from plantashun Bois to psquare broke up because of the greed of the label bosses.

Most of those labels are exploitative. They have led to the waste of so many talents. Mohbad is one who had to pay with his life out of their excesses.

If Nigeria was a sane society, how can you take 100% of a musician's royalties. Even big football brands such as Man utd or RM don't dare do that to their stars.

All such contracts are illegal. They are slavery and exploitative and should be cancelled

Ojuntana:

Can you prove that she went on a show and got paid 10k dollars since you deal in proofs alone

Why should she pay the label for collabos not released on their label? I don't get that part. Can you expansiate pls

Ojuntana:

If you have nothing to hide? Well, that's your level of intelligence. Your personal account is no one's business. If you do not understand what privacy means that's your cup of tea.
Again, can any of you show where it is written in black and white that you cannot do outside gigs in their contract agreement?

Angelfrost:
Well, it's fair or unfair (depending on your perspective) that Eezee is the scapegoat in something that we all know has been going on in Naija and foreign music industries for decades.


The biggest blame for me should go to the artistes themselves and the lawlessness of this nation with regards to artistic rights.

This is what happens (and will keep happening) when good lawyers are not involved before the signing of legally binding contracts of service between upcoming stars and these hardhearted and greedy Record labels.


When you sign contracts before reading between the lines, you will speak grammar taya in the future... No Judge will bend the contract laws out of pity for you in court.


For instance, see what the following suffered at the hands of record labels:

1. Cynthia Morgan
2. Kizz Daniels
3. Brymo
...Just to mention a few.

holycup:

Can you listen to yourself….They are exploitative after they have made them who they are

004gist:



Its because they are on contract anf Untill their contract expires she belongs to the label. and all of her hit music copyright belongs to the label and as such the label own and manages it on 50/50% sharing formula basis.

Yes i have seen where mercy was asked to come to one east African countries for a 15k dollars just to sing.. She charges high...


We African only loves contract when it favours us.
When i first moved to Europe i got a sim card but this sim card had weak signals when i moved out from my apartment to a new one. Note on first apartments network was soo strong on new apartment i can only makes call no Internet.

I was paying the equivalent of 30,000 monthly and then i didn't have a job i was bringing money from Nigeria to pay my bills. I was job hunting and its doesn’t make sense i stay with the old network.

I pack the sim and got another network which is stable but now they charge me like 65k per month.

I thought i had moved on. But the other network kept pilling my bills and kept sending me bills to pay after 3 months of telling them i dont use their network. They told me am on 24 months contract with them. They disconnected the line and calculated the 20 months bills i only paid just 2 months and they forwarded the bill to debt recovery agent who came after me. It was then i realised i couldn't do anything rather than pay since i am still in the country otherwise they will charge to court and it will be on record. Most employers do checks if u av broken any agreement, law etc. Before employment.


What i should have done was to write to relevant authorities who will mandate the telecom to carry an audit then if found they will compensate me or give me a better option but i didn't know much about the law as a new commer.



Contract is not what they joke with in theses countries. This company reported me to various loan companies and destroy my credit profile

emmy512:

We can’t see the contract but no label allows that, they don’t stop u from getting outside gigs most times but the moneys from that must be shared accordingly as the contract states.

As regards privacy there’s a reason we have what is called auditors, just like accountants and doctors they have a code of conduct
There findings is shared with those concerned in the case in a professional way without leaking private information

Ojuntana:


Is there an exclusivity clause in the contract? You are asking for her to obey contract terms but you are not asking for the other side to do same. Why will he withold her royalty? That is pure greed and wickedness

I’m confused, you speak very well so I’m certain you’re, at least, learned and sound. Why would you talk about a probable exclusivity clause in the contract, why would anyone be that dumb? Can you give out a contract agreement that allows your artiste to make money behind you and yet you still invest your money on them? He won’t even a problem with her at all if there was such (exclusivity)?! Honestly, let’s leave all sentiments aside and face reality.



You claimed she only remitted $3.5k. Do you have evidence it should be more than that? Were you there when she remitted the said sum?

Ok! Accepted, probably it’s just $3.5k that she made from her illegal deal. I have no evidence to support she made more, but taking that deal behind your record label boss is fraud .


You said there's a level of evidence, kindly show the evidence. You judged the case fairly right? Show the evidence you used to arrive at your conclusion

Lol, go to VDM’s page and find out for yourself. And hey! Don’t even say they aren’t real or original, moreover, you believed everything Mercy said without seeing any evidence yourself.

Ojuntana:

That is the problem. You make it sound like she is a slave to the label. They have a contract between them not slave master relationship. I hope you know these contracts does not entail monthly salary like you have in a normal 8 to 5 job. The copyright of her music belongs to the label but she owns the intellectual property rights of the songs especially if they are her compositions or she got someone to compose for her. Besides that, the rights are shared 50-50.
You have to understand that there is a different between the label sending her on a show and she going on her own. Your stand is like saying she can't be allowed to sing the songs without the permission of her label. Does that make any sense? I don't think she charges as high as 15k dollars bro. That's 25m for one appearance. I don't think she charges as high as that. Also, you need to understand that as a music minister, you can be invited to sing in a church and then given honorarium. Are you saying she should share honourarium with the music label?
I don't get. You were being charged for a network you never used? How's that possible? If you bought a plan for 24 months, it is different from being billed for what you never used and I believe you can cancel such purchases anytime as long as you have not used it yet. The problem is that you did not cancel the plan you purchased.
Mercy Chinwo's case is different. What you are describing is like saying the network should charge you for using another SIM when you have an existing contract with them. That's what I'm pointing out that a contract of that nature cannot be exclusive except for already established brands like Sony and Universal records. And even those ones still have exemptions for their stars

004gist:


They said can't cancel the contract if i want to cancel then i pay the whole 24 month fee at once... I drag n drag seeing it won't end well i had to pay.

Ojuntana:


VDM is a paid hand and an ignorant one at that. Take whatever he's feeding you with a pinch of salt

Jerrick:


I understand he might be paid and I do not even agree with all his opinions and submissions. On a brighter note, we as humans have the ability to analyze scenarios, events, and situations objectively and be able to predict or draw conclusions without the influence of anyone. So on this note, she’s not straightforward from my observations.

Ojuntana:

No. If Mercy attends say Redeemed Church concert and they pay her honorarium as a music minister, are you saying she must share honorarium with her music brand? That's ridiculous. She went there to minister as a gospel musician not an artiste.

Like I already said, you can't have auditors audit a personal account. It is totally wrong and unethical. Any money belonging to the company has no business going into a personal account and anyone that they allow to go to a personal account is at their own risk. What if she has money being transferred to her from say her sibling or friend to do a certain business on their behalf? She should open that up for audit because of Eezetee abi? How does that make sense?