In a typical record label contract, the record label pays all of the initial costs to make the record, including the studio costs, the hiring of additional musicians, engineers, and producers.

Recent high-profile examples of music law disputes ... involve multiple music labels or self-releases. Under a record label contract, an artist may or may not receive advances or funding to ...

“It’s so important that these record labels, these studios, these TV studios, these big production companies make it a part of the contract when you sign on to do something that’s going to ...

Ghanaian artiste, Krymi, has expressed his preference for a sub-contract with a record label, rather than a full record label deal. In an interview with Onua FM, Krymi said that having a sub ...

One notable example involved Wizkid ... According to him, when contracts heavily favour record labels, granting them extensive control over an artist’s work and a substantial share of revenues ...

The relationship between artists and record labels in Nigeria has often been fraught with tension and misunderstandings.As the music industry continues to flourish, gaining international recognition ...