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 ...

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.

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 ...