Singer Ayo Maff is currently in a serious dispute with his record label, Tunesbid Limited. The label claims he broke their contract. They said they invested heavily to promote his songs like Street Anthem, 7 Days, and Dealer.
According to Tunesbid, their efforts attracted Empire Distribution, a global company that offered to distribute two of Ayo’s EPs. Empire also offered an option for an album deal. The label said everything was ready for signing. But Ayo Maff and his team held secret meetings with Empire without telling them.
Tunesbid said, “Ayo Maff and his management cunningly connived to deceive and defraud Tunesbid.” They also accused him of refusing to sign the Empire contract after they had spent money recording songs for the EP. The label claims that after finishing the recordings, Ayo and his team left without submitting the songs.
Later, the artiste and his team sent letters saying they wanted to leave the deal. This happened less than six months after signing. Tunesbid said they tried to resolve the issue peacefully, but Ayo’s team refused. Because of this, the label has asked their lawyers to handle the matter legally.
On the other side, Ayo Maff’s manager, Ayotunde Oyefeso, said the label did not keep its promises. He claimed Ayo was supposed to get N100m as an advance, paid in N25m quarterly, but received nothing. He added, “They never paid a dime—except one time the CEO gave him N100 for his sacrifices.”
Oyefeso said Ayo didn’t have an apartment and was staying with friends. He also said Fireboy DML paid for the Dealer video, not the label. He explained they gave two weeks’ notice before leaving, as the contract stated. He claimed the label rejected peaceful settlement and demanded N400m instead.
Tunesbid maintains Ayo Maff is still under contract and warned people against working with him without their approval.
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