Over the years, Nigeria music has move forward in international communities but there is no structure for the A-List artistes and upcoming artistes in terms of music business and the air plays royalties from various radio station in the country.
Veteran musician and one of the influential person that revolutionize the present music industry of today, Nomoreloss, kicks off a new hashtag on his social media twitter account – #EndPayBeforeAirPlay.
He called out Nigerian on-air-personalities who request for money from A-List artistes and up-coming artistes before they play their songs on the radio.
NIGERIAN ON AIR PERSONALITIES DEMAND MONEY from ARTISTES to USE THEIR WORKS ON THEIR SHOWS. Do foreign artistes PAY YOU TO GET AIR PLAY?
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
I understand when promoters ask payment to cover logistics but ARTISTES PAYING ON AIR PERSONALITIES TO DO THEIR JOB IS SIMPLY RIDICULOUS!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
If the ARTISTE PAYS ON AIR PERSONALITIES as a reflection of GRATITUDE its ok but, FOR THEM TO DEMAND WHEN WE ALREADY GIVE OUR MUSIC FREE??
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
The problem with the MUSIC/ARTISTE COMMUNITY in NIGERIA is not the ON AIR PERSONALITIES DEMANDING MONEY…ITS OUR IGNORANCE AS ARTISTES!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
MUSIC AIR PLAY used to be on MERIT NOT CASH,TALENT NOT NUDITY AND PROFANITY…I NEED REAL NIGERIAN ON AIR PERSONALITIES TO “STAND UP”
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
When REAL NIGERIAN ARTISTES summon the COURAGE to NAME THOSE WHO HAVE DEMANDED MONEY FROM THEM FOR AIR PLAY, WE WILL END THIS MADNESS!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
I have no “GIFTS” TO OFFER ANY ON AIR PERSONALITY IN EXCHANGE FOR MY MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR FREE…#EndPayBeforeAirPlay
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay “CALLER TUNE COMPANIES” TAKE A HUGE CHUNK of OUR ROYALTIES IF ANY AT ALL for using OUR MUSIC to BUILD THEIR PLATFORMS!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay Forget they HYPE and LIES…”MARKETERS” are also VICTIMS of PIRACY…they do not pay advance fees for albums ANY MORE!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay OUR NIGERIAN ARTISTE ROYALTIES COLLECTING SOCIETY (COSON) offers NO ADEQUATE ROYALTIES DATA if any to PROTECT ARTISTES!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay Irony of life is knowing that the total cost of YOUR MUSICAL CD IS LESS THAN THE COST OF A BOTTLE OF SOFT DRINK!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay Promoters are NO LONGER INTERESTED in “UP COMING ARTISTES” sponsors are not interested either…WE WORK TILL WE DROP?
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
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— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay We either end the madness of PAY BEFORE YOU GET MUSICAL AIR PLAY or we stand to lose GOOD MUSIC with VALUES.
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay Its a new age of technology and it works both ways….Dear NIGERIAN ARTISTES SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELVES!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014
#EndPayBeforeAirPlay To UPCOMING ARTISTES, Every time a “STAR” PAYS for AIRPLAY, HE KILLS YOUR DREAMS OF GETTING “FAIR AIRPLAY”..SPEAK UP!
— NOMORELOSS OSINUGA (@mr_nomoreloss) July 19, 2014