Yewande Coker Fally Ipupa’s own French company owns half the masters on his anniversary double album: F.C.A., trading as F’Victeam, licenses to Warner Music France September 6, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Universal Music Africa Signed Yemi Alade to a ‘Worldwide’ Licensing Deal in 2019. Her Copyright Line Has Read Effyzzie Music Alone Ever Since. September 5, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Seyi Vibez Accused Dapper Music of Living Off His Success in August 2026. His Own Catalogue Left for EMPIRE 15 Months Earlier, and Virgin Music Group Never Appears in It. September 5, 2026
Amaka Nwosu T.I Blaze Named Virgin Music in His August 2026 Dapper Music Dispute. His Own Credit Line Read Dapper Music & Ent Through November 2025, Then Broke to Rhythm Vault Two Weeks After He Went Public. September 5, 2026
Yewande Coker A Lagos Federal High Court Put X3M Music Under a Provisional Liquidator on 9 February 2026, Over a Debt Praiz Says the Label Has Owed Him Since 2010 September 5, 2026
Yewande Coker A Nigerian Court Says Runtown’s 2016 Eric Many Contract Is Still Binding, Awards the Label ₦319m and Declares the Name ‘RUNTOWN’ Belongs to It. The Sources Disagree on Whether the Order Is Final. September 5, 2026
Yewande Coker Ultra Records Took a Licence on Black Coffee’s Masters in 2016 and Released Them Globally. In South Africa, Apple Credited Universal on the Same Recordings, Right Through the Grammy Album. September 5, 2026
Yewande Coker Young Jonn’s Own Credit Line Named Warner Music Africa Twice in 2025. His Chocolate City Album Did Not. September 4, 2026
Yewande Coker Sony Music UK and 5K Records Signed Libianca in December 2022. No Release Since June 2024 Has Carried Either Name. September 4, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Fela Kuti’s Masters Are Owned by His Estate and Exclusively Licensed to Kalakuta Sunrise Ltd, a London Company With One Controlling Shareholder September 4, 2026
Kwame Mensah Wesbild and Richmond Hill bid $10.50 a share to take Reservoir Media private, after Irenic bid first September 4, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Warner Chappell Music Signed MOLIY to a Global Publishing Deal in August 2025. Her Masters Carry gamma.’s Copyright Line, Under an Agreement Neither Party Has Announced. September 4, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Blxckie Signed to Def Jam Recordings in November 2023. The Copyright Notice on Those Masters Still Reads Def Jam. September 3, 2026
Yewande Coker Blue Label Telecoms Sold Content Connect Africa to Management for R2 Million in September 2012, After Writing R25 Million Off the Shares. September 3, 2026
Yewande Coker UMG Launched Def Jam Recordings North Africa in Casablanca in June 2026. The Artist It Named First, Najm, Has Never Had a Def Jam Credit on a Release. September 3, 2026
Kwame Mensah Tekno Joined emPawa Africa as an Investor in May 2024. The UK Company Carrying His New Releases Shows No Ownership Change Through Its Most Recent Filing. September 3, 2026
Amaka Nwosu gamma. Signed South Africa’s Anatii to a Distribution Deal in November 2024. By His April 2026 Single, the Credit Line Had Dropped gamma. Entirely. September 3, 2026
Yewande Coker Arena Holdings Bought Gallo Outright in March 2020. The JSE Filing Prices the Music Business at R65 Million, Not the R75 Million Widely Reported. September 2, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Sony Music Publishing UK Signed Sarkodie in August 2021. His Own Sarkcess Music Has Held the Masters All Along. September 2, 2026
Yewande Coker Ultra Music Publishing Signed Nigeria’s Tejiri Akpoghene in 2022. A Sony Trademark Suit Forced It to Rename Itself Payday in 2025. September 2, 2026
Yewande Coker Warner Music Group Signed Tamer Hosny to a ‘Worldwide Recording Deal’ in 2025. The Warner Credit Appeared on Exactly One Album. September 2, 2026
Yewande Coker Open Mic Productions Owns the Jerusalema Master and Licensed It to Warner Music France in 2020. A Pretoria Court Then Held Nomcebo Zikode to a 50/50 Joint Venture With the Same Label. September 2, 2026
Yewande Coker Warner Music’s 2024 Francophone Africa Launch Was Called a Joint Venture, a Collaboration and a New Division. None of Those Descriptions Appear in Warner’s Own SEC Filings. September 2, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Mohbad Signed to Marlian Records in 2019. His Own Catalogue Shows Three Different Rights Holders, and the Royalty Dispute Is Still Before Nigeria’s Federal High Court. September 1, 2026
Yewande Coker Gyakie Signed to RCA Records UK in 2021. Her Copyright Line Has Always Named a Different Sony Entity, and Her Newest Single Drops It Too September 1, 2026
Yewande Coker UnitedMasters and Davido’s Nine+ Records: the April 2024 announcement named no rights, and is no longer on the UnitedMasters newsroom September 1, 2026
Yewande Coker Shatta Wale Says He Sold ‘On God’ to Waka Music Limited for $3.5 Million in 2025. Apple Music Has Credited the Company on the Song Since Its 2022 Release. September 1, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Shallipopi’s Catalogue Moved From Dapper Music to Sony’s Since ’93 in March 2025. His August 2026 Dispute Names Virgin Music Group Instead. September 1, 2026
Yewande Coker TunesBid Limited Signed Ayo Maff in December 2023. By November 2024, His Releases Credited OceanStreet Creative and EMPIRE, Not TunesBid. September 1, 2026
Yewande Coker Universal Music France Handed Def Jam Africa’s Francophone Territory to an Independent Paris Label in 2024. No Equity or Fee Has Ever Been Named. August 31, 2026
