Part 4) @do2dtun slide this..... August 1st 2016(10years ago) Listen to HER!

The Cynthia Morgan vs Jude Okoye story is much deeper than “a record label stole an artist’s name.” I went back to the beginning — the 360 deal, the money invested in Cynthia’s career, the 50/50 structure, her exit from Northside, the Cynthia Morgan/Madrina name controversy, and what happened to the digital assets connected to her music. One important distinction: the publicly released contract does not appear to give Northside ownership of the name “Cynthia Morgan.” Jude denied ever stopping her from using it, and Cynthia’s former manager, Joy Tongo, also said the agreement did not transfer ownership of her legal/stage name, royalties or social-media handles. (The Net) But there’s another part of this story that deserves attention. Jude acknowledged taking control of Cynthia Morgan’s VEVO account, saying it was connected to recovering the more than ₦40 million he claimed to have invested in her career. (Expressiveinfo) And that raises the question I find more interesting than the name controversy: What happened to the money generated by the catalogue and digital assets, and was there ever a complete accounting between artist and label? Cynthia later took the dispute to court over accountability relating to her intellectual property, according to Punch. (Punch Newspapers) So this analysis isn’t about automatically declaring Cynthia right or Jude wrong. It’s about separating what the contract actually says from what both sides have claimed — because in the music business, ownership, control and accounting are three very different things. Watch till the end before choosing a side. #CynthiaMorgan #JudeOkoye #NigerianMusic #MusicBusiness #FemiUnfiltered