It is the Battle of the Legends

COSON GIVES BRILLA FIVE DAYS TO RETRACT STATEMENT

Larry Izamoje

 The management of Brila Broadcasting Services has been given five days ultimatum by Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) to pull back part of the statement it published recently.

The statement in part notified members of the public that it has filed a N5.5 billion libel suit against COSON for alleging that Brila Services caused the death of iconic musicians like Celestine Ukwu, Sunny Okosuns, Christy Essien Igbokwe and Oliver De Coque, Osita Osadebe among others for refusing to pay royalties for use of music.

 In a letter to Brila Services, COSON demand that Brila also publish the apology in at least two national dailies, seven days a week or face legal action as they were not with the allegation that  COSON unilaterally fix and impose royalties on broadcasting stations.

Part of the letter signed by COSON’s lawyer, Mr. Justin Ige, read, “It is clear that you made this publication with a malicious intent to damage the hard earned reputation of our client in retaliation for the copyright infringement suit our Client filed against you and Brila Broadcasting Services Ltd.”

In view of recent developments, Mr. Omorogbe, CEO of Nowmuzik and a strong voice in COSON, said, “Those who are ready to work with COSON will find out that we are very reasonable and friendly. I however assure those who want a fight that they will badly regret the day they decided to engage COSON in a fight.”

2FACE WINS AGAIN WITH TIMELESS AFRICAN QUEEN

Barely a week after clinching an award for Best Afro Pop Video at the the 2013 NMVA, 2face Idibia has done it again with the timeless African Queen.

African Queen came top as the Song of the Decade at the Caribbean African American Nations, CAAN Music Award last Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The star studded show was perfectly opened by Timi Dakolo who rendered the National Anthem to the admiration of guests. He also thrilled them with some of his songs.

The Silverbird Group – packaged even came to a close with performance by the legend, 2face.

NIGERIAN ARTISTE SETS WORLD RECORD

Nigerian artiste Kele Okereke and his band mate Bobbie Gordon are poised to become the world’s first artists to release an original music track on 3D printed vinyl, according to a report by Daily Mail.

 

The release of their forthcoming hit 'Down Boy' has been fixed to coincide with the opening of the world’s first 3D printing record store in London in December.

 

Okereke is the front man of Bloc Party while Bobbie Gordon is the vocalist. The duo came up with ‘Down Boy’ which draws heavy on Bloc Party's dance music and features classic garage beats and ambient vocals by Bobbie Gordon.

 

 “Each record will be sold in limited edition record sleeves with four different cover designs for fans to choose from,” the report said, adding: “The bespoke 3D printing has been developed by technologist Amanda Ghassaei who came up with a programme for converting digital audio files into 3D-printable records.”

 

Daily Mail quoted Ghassaei as saying: “This project was an experiment to write a piece of code that plays off this idea, by packing an enormous amount of complexity into a 3D model.”

 

The report said that all sales proceeds from the vinyl will go to charity Nordoff Robbins, the music charity dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable adults across the UK through music therapy and services.

Bobbie said, “I’m so glad that Kele has chosen to work with me; it’s increasingly difficult to break through in this industry and it’s great to have that opportunity.”

Kele Okereke, who broke through in the UK in 2005 with Bloc Party’s Mercury-nominated album ‘Silent Alarm’, was quoted as saying: “I’m really excited”

'IFE DINMA' VIDEO BY TONY ONEWEEK AND 2FACE DEBUTS ON TV

The video of the banging new track 'Ife Dinma' by Nigerian veterans Tony Oneweek and 2face Idibia debuted on Hip TV channel 324 on the 5th of Nov, 2013, thus making it the first video to be aired on channel.

The video was shot in Lagos by Clarence Peters.

2FACE IDIBIA TO PERFORM AT 'BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS WRESTLING MATCH'

In a press parley which held on the 1st of November to announce the wrestling match between Ultimate Commander and the renowned Bobby Lashley, It was revealed that Iheneme crooner, 2face Idibia would be one of the artistes performing.

Eight other wrestlers will also slog it out at the show which is billed to hold on the 6th of December at Oriental Hotel, V.I, Lagos.

2FACE ADVISES NIGERIAN YOUTHS AT 'TIME OUT WITH TEE-A LIVE CONCERT'

2face Idibia was one of those interviewed at ‘Time out with Tee-A concert’ and he used the opportunity to admonish youths to cut their coats according to their size and not be deceived by what they see on television. 

The peace ambassador gave this advice at the fun filled event which went down on the 3rd of November at Intercontinental Hotel, V.I, Lagos. 

He further encouraged them to work hard and invest in their future rather than accumulating material possessions at this time of their lives.

Guests at the event included DJ Zeez, Sound sultan, Teju Baby face, Princess, Dbanj and many more.