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  • DJ Neptune breaks silence on Laycon’s claim of unpaid royalty

    DJ Neptune breaks silence on Laycon’s claim of unpaid royalty

    The Nigerian disc jockey born Imohiosen Patrick, DJ Neptune has addressed a fraudulent claim made by the winner of BBNaija lockdown edition 2020, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as Laycon.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the reality star cum rapper via his microblogging platform, X formerly Twitter last month claimed the disc jockey has yet to pay him his “agreement and split” for their collaborative song ‘Nobody (Icons remix)’.

    The 29-year-old reality star who expressed displeasure over the “silence from Neptune for four years” stressed the need for artistes to adhere to agreements in the music industry.

    “Abeg o, DJ Neptune how far my agreement and split for the “Nobody (Icons Remix)” song though. Is it not still ready? Haba it’s been 4 years,” he wrote.

    Reacting, the popular DJ expressed disappointment at the reality star,  for calling him out on social media.

    The entertainer in a recent episode of the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, stressed that he did not defraud the singer

    Neptune said Laycon’s team was offered a percentage of the royalties, but they declined the offer, adding that the song’s distribution deal included advanced marketing expenses that needed to be recouped.

    He said, “Laycon is my brother regardless. Let me just establish here that nobody ate anybody’s money. I want to believe that you know the music business.

    “When you have a deal with a distro company or a label and you’re being given advanced marketing money to push the music, the video, or whatnot. They have to recoup. It’s a return on investment.

    “So that’s where we are with ‘Nobody Icons’ Remix’. What Laycon is fighting for is the documentation. In all fairness to him, he reached out to me. So it wasn’t like anyone was cheating anyone. When Laycon reached out to me, I referred to my legal team. I even asked him for his lawyer’s contact which he sent to me and I forwarded it to them.

    “I’m not a legal personnel. I’m a creative. I have to perform and take care of my family. So I have put this in the hands of people who will handle it. And then there was a conversation that was ongoing — between our lawyers]. So I guess, maybe my fault was not going back to find out what was going on. But a certain percentage was proposed to Laycon’s team and they kicked back at it. And the conversation was just there.”

  • BBNaija winner Laycon publicly calls out DJ Neptune over ‘unpaid royalty’

    BBNaija winner Laycon publicly calls out DJ Neptune over ‘unpaid royalty’

    Winner of BBNaija lockdown edition 2020, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as Laycon, has called out DJ Neptune over alleged unpaid royalties for their collaboration.

    The reality star cum rapper via his microblogging platform, X formerly Twitter on Wednesday night claimed the disc jockey has yet to pay him his “agreement and split” for their collaborative song ‘Nobody (Icons remix)’.

    The 29-year-old reality star who expressed displeasure over the “silence from Neptune for four years”  stressed the need for artistes to adhere to agreements in the music industry.

    “Abeg o, DJ Neptune how far my agreement and split for the “Nobody (Icons Remix)” song though. Is it not still ready? Haba it’s been 4 years,” he wrote.

    At as of the filling of this report, DJ Neptune has yet to respond to Laycon’s allegation.

    In October 2020, ‘Nobody Icon remix, was released, also featuring Joeboy, the music video followed suit the following month.

    The song was dedicated to fans of the BBNaija winner known as Icons.

    The song’s original version was Neptune’s collaborative single with Mr Eazi and Joeboy, featuring Focalistic. It was released in August 2020

  • I followed due process, DJ Neptune fires back at Rema

    I followed due process, DJ Neptune fires back at Rema

    Popular disc jockey, DJ Neptune has reacted to Rema’s accusation that he released the latter’s song ‘For You’ without his due consent.

    Reacting on Instagram, DJ Neptune released a statement saying that he followed due process and reached out to Rema’s manager before the song was released.

    Part of the statement read: “I wish to state that in the course of my work, Rema’s record was obtained and the right steps were taken…Terms were agreed upon and 24th November 2021 and the execution copy was to be sent in the morning of 25th November 2021. When I was contacted that Rema had requested that the said song be flagged down on the account of non-notice.

    “I immediately reached out to Rema’s manager and team to explain the situation of things to them and also that the said composition could not be flagged down at the time as that would amount to flagging down the entire album.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Rema had on Friday called out the disc jockey for releasing the song without his approval.

    “With all due respect chief! Dropped my old record without due process?!! I’m not happy at all. @deejayneptune. Don’t violate the codes, can’t drop my song without my notice, can’t even remember the last time we spoke big bro, I pleaded with my manager behind the scenes when y’all tagged me before it dropped, y’all still went ahead! c’mon nau!

    “This GAME! Don’t ride on my humility, there are some things I can’t be talked out of and number 1 is my ART, if you’re not ok with it then if it’s war it’s WAR. Don J go vex for me, Baba forgive me but this no join at all,” he wrote.

     

  • DJ Neptune acquires mansion to celebrate birthday

    DJ Neptune acquires mansion to celebrate birthday

    Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Imohiosen Patrick popularly known as DJ Neptune has gotten himself a mansion to celebrate his birthday.

    The Edo state born entertainer took to his Instagram page where he shared photos and videos of the new property.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CFidxZ7liR2/

    “You get what you work for and not what you wish. Bought myself a crib ? as a birthday gift ?, Lord I’m grateful for this and many more “.

    In an interview, Neptune debunked the notion that DJs lead a wild life.

    “That is not true but I understand when people say these things. There is what you call self-discipline. Being a DJ doesn’t mean one has to lead a wild life even though you are exposed to it.You have office people who do crazy things, men who hide under the umbrella of being God’s servant to carry out their evil acts. I believe it is a thing of the mind”.

  • DJs don’t really earn much respect in Nigeria- DJ Neptune

    Ace DJ, Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune has expressed his angst over the way DJs are treated in Nigeria.

    The talented DJ who released an album last year, lamented over his financial investments on the album. He added that DJs in Nigeria are disrespected.

    “I can’t recoup what I spent on this project. Because I am a DJ, there is a limit to what I can do. I’m not an artiste that will get booked every weekend to perform my songs. DJs don’t really earn that much respect and fee that we are supposed to be earning despite the amount of time that we put in to it. We put in a lot of hours in the craft. The market value is not the primary goal”, he told Vanguard.

    Speaking further, he said Nigerians value musicians than DJs. Neptune said this made him release an album.

     

    “If it was Wizkid or a Burna Boy that released that album, it would have gotten more likes than it has now. It will take only the few people who appreciate good music to appreciate that volume of music. Nigerians have not understood the concept of being a DJ. They just think it is about playing music so they don’t think I should release an album.”