More Drama as G-Worldwide Drags Kiss Daniel to Court
Following his dramatic exit from his erstwhile record label, G-Worldwide, Nigerian singer, Kiss Daniel has been dragged to court.
In a twist of events, it is now clear that the rift between singer,
Anidugbe Daniel, aka Kiss Daniel, and his estranged record label,
G-Worldwide Entertainment, has gotten messier.
It will be recalled that Kiss Daniel had recently been promoting a
new record label, Flyboy Inc, under whose imprint he released his latest
single, No Do. As it turns out, G-Worldwide is not pleased with
Daniel’s activities and the company has dragged him to court, accusing
him of “taking steps to appoint a new manager, solicit for bookings,
and has continued to negotiate and enter performance agreements in
respect of the songs from the album New Era, and Evolution which is set
to be released soon containing singles such as Yeba, For You, Senorita,
Sofa and others, produced under the contract, including using the stage
name ‘Kiss Daniel’ without the company’s prior consent and permission.”
In a statement made available to Punch Metro by G-Worldwide’s
lawyers, Calmhill Partners, it was stated that a Federal High Court in
Lagos had on November 30, granted an order that all parties should
maintain the status quo under the contract. The company further warned
the general public against contracting any business with Kiss Daniel.
The statement read, “The import of the order being that the
state under which the parties existed under the contract should be
preserved until the court makes a determination of the motion on notice
filed by the company. All and any dealings in respect of the upload,
distribution, and or performance of any of the songs, as well as the use
or exploitation of the name ‘Kiss Daniel’ can therefore only be entered
or made with the prior written consent and permission of the company as
provided under the contract.”
A copy of the court order signed by Hon. Justice Babs Kuewumi was also made available to Punch Metro, and it partly reads, “It
is hereby ordered as follows that in the interim both parties are
ordered to maintain the status quo ante Bellum under the recording
contract pending the hearing of the motion on notice.”
The case was adjourned till January 9, 2018.
Meanwhile, the statement by Calmhill Partners, which was signed by
Aso Kalu Etea, warned that anyone who conducted business with Kiss
Daniel pending the determination of the suit risked being held in
contempt of court. It read, “The general public and the whole world
is further cautioned that as the matter is now before a court of law
(subjudice), and following the order to maintain status quo, any
unauthorized upload, distribution, exploitation, performance, sales, and
use of the songs (from the New Era andEvolution albums), or stage name
‘Kiss Daniel’, in any show, event, downloading or streaming platform,
will be in violation of the order of the Federal High Court. Anyone who
does or continues to do so shall be liable as an accomplice for contempt
of court, and the full weight of the law will be brought against that
person as a contemnor. Any person or organization who negotiates, or
enters into any agreement with Mr. Anidugbe to engage him on the basis
of his presumed rights over the songs in both albums, or the use of the
stage name ‘Kiss Daniel’, does so at his or her own risk and peril.”
However, in a chat with a representative of Flyboy Inc, who
declined to give his name, the company maintained that it was not aware
of any court order.
He said,“We are not aware of any court order. The official
status of Kiss Daniel is Flyboy Inc and that’s what he’s operating with.
I cannot say if his contract with G-Worldwide has been dissolved but to
the best of my knowledge, he is with Flyboy Inc now. His new single was
released under Flyboy and all other activities would be with the label
as well.”
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