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
Amaka Nwosu Concord Music Publishing Signed Amaarae to a Worldwide Publishing Deal in 2023. Her Masters Sit With Her Own Golden Angel LLC, Not Concord. August 31, 2026
Yewande Coker Universal Bought 70 Per Cent of Kenya’s A.I Records in 2018. Eight Years On, the Masters Still Sit in the Kenyan Company. August 31, 2026
Yewande Coker King Promise’s Masters Moved From a Ghanaian Label to a Sony-Backed One in 2020. What Happened to the Earlier Catalogue Isn’t on Record. August 31, 2026
Yewande Coker Warner Music Signed Joeboy’s Young Legend to a Global Distribution Deal in 2024. By 2026, the Copyright Line Stopped Naming Warner. August 31, 2026
Yewande Coker Kabza De Small’s Piano Hub Has Been Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Africa Since 2019. Two Recent Releases Flip the Credit Line. August 30, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Trade Press Calls Uncle Waffles an Encore Recordings Signing. Her Own Copyright Line Says KO-SIGN Distributes Through Encore, Not the Other Way Round. August 30, 2026
Yewande Coker Ziiki Media Signed Nadia Nakai in November 2023. Her Masters Trail Shows Four Labels in Nine Years. August 30, 2026
Yewande Coker Gallo Music Publishers Signed Zimbabwe’s Kingsley in February 2026. His Own Kountry Klub Records Keeps the Catalogue. August 30, 2026
Yewande Coker ONErpm Signed Bright Chimezie for Distribution in July 2025. Apple Music Now Runs Two Different Copyright Lines for the Same Catalogue. August 30, 2026
Yewande Coker Davido Signed to Sony Music’s RCA Records in 2016. His Own Company’s Copyright Line Has Read Sony Music UK Since 2018. August 30, 2026
Yewande Coker Rema’s Masters Are Credited to Two Companies: Mavin Global Holdings and Jonzing World Entertainment. UMG Named Virgin Music Group as His International Distributor; His Catalogue Names Interscope. August 29, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Bien Signed With Sol Generation for Ksh 50 Million in 2021. He Co-Founded the Label That Signed Him. August 29, 2026
Yewande Coker Ayra Starr’s Masters Sit With Mavin Global Holdings. Whether Republic Records Distributes or Licenses Them Depends on Which Release You Check. August 29, 2026
Yewande Coker Black Sherif’s Management Said He Kept ‘Absolute Ownership’ of His Masters When He Signed With EMPIRE in 2022. Every Phonogram Credit Since Names Empire Too. August 29, 2026
Yewande Coker Sony Music Licensed Catalogue to Nigeria’s Josplay. Nothing Was Sold, and the Announcement Files a Publisher as a Label August 29, 2026
Kwame Mensah Stonebwoy Signed ‘Global’ Deals With Def Jam in 2022 and Warner’s ADA Worldwide in 2024. His Own Burniton Music Group Has Never Left the Copyright Line. August 29, 2026
Amaka Nwosu Kobalt Signed Omah Lay to a Worldwide Publishing Deal in 2022. His Masters Carry a Sire Records Credit No Party Has Publicly Explained. August 28, 2026
Yewande Coker Nyashinski Signed a ‘Historic’ Recording Deal With Sony Music in 2025. The Copyright Line Says Exclusive Licence From His Own Company. August 28, 2026
Yewande Coker InterSpace Signed a Rotor Videos Deal With LyricFind in August 2026. It’s the Third Distributor Wired Into the Tool Since a 2023 Rescue Sale. August 28, 2026
Yewande Coker Kizz Daniel Said He Got His New Era Masters Back From G-Worldwide in 2025. Apple Music’s Copyright Line Still Says G-Worldwide. August 28, 2026
Yewande Coker Def Jam Recordings Signed Nasty C in March 2020 via a Universal Music Africa Joint Venture. His 2025 Album Free Shows He Left. August 28, 2026
