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I dont like talking much but a big shout out to the poeple that have been fighting to fix our IP and Copyrights reforms as well as CMO regulations! There is still work and I am honoured to know you guys! A robust Collective Management Organisation regulation in Nigeria is not a niche administrative matter. It is economic infrastructure — and fixing it is, simultaneously, an act of policy reform, a trade enablement measure, a commercial infrastructure investment, and an act of cultural justice. Work dey o!!!!!!

Not necessarily an unpopular opinion... if you are being honest you will see it. But here goes... The older generation of music execs, particularly in Nigeria, were uninformed and mostly "stabbing in the dark". When they found what looked like a working formula, they fought to protect it... even if they really didn't know what they were doing. The current crop of business exes (a large portion) are actually worse. They know exactly what they are doing and are smiling with their peers while ruining them. From execs to lawyers. It's actually concerning to the point that when an artist is about to sign, I just sit with them and their lawyers and ask more questions to ensure what they are asking for is truly them asking or someone just trying to get a commission and put their lives in jeopardy or at least if this is truly what they want. The findings and outcomes have been interesting, to say the least. My generation and the ones before could definitely have done and should still be doing better... but for people who claim to want to do better by their peers, the things I am seeing and having to step into are actually scary... and those are the ones I am able to do anything about or even know about. Vindictive. Money driven. Ruthless! Smiling through all of it. I am actually worried.