In a bid to regain control of his songwriting rights, Nigerian-born American country singer Collins Obinna Chibueze, popularly known as Shaboozey, has taken legal action against his former record label, Kreshendo Entertainment.
The singer-songwriter, whose track “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” became a breakout hit, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the label is obstructing his efforts to reclaim his publishing rights, despite a contractual provision allowing him to do so.
Shaboozey, who has been with Kreshendo since 2016, terminated his publishing agreement with the company in 2019.
Following the termination, he personally took over Kreshendo’s position in a deal with music publisher Warner-Tamerlane.
According to Shaboozey, his contract includes a clause that permits him to buy back his publishing rights by paying off 110% of the unrecouped balance of prior advances to Warner.
However, Shaboozey alleges that when he approached Warner-Tamerlane to determine the amount owed, the company refused to provide the information.
He suspected that Kreshendo may be behind the lack of cooperation, possibly instructing Warner not to share the details in order to keep him locked into the deal.
In addition to this, Shaboozey is also suing Kreshendo for allegedly releasing several of his songs without his consent after he had officially terminated their contract in 2019.
The artist is seeking to regain full control of his music and put an end to what he views as unjust actions by his former label.
