July 21, (THEWILL) – Music legend, Onyeka Onwenu has stated that she is now a member of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria, MCSN.
The iconic singer, who has a lengthy and successful music career, which kicked off in 1981, while working with NTA, announced her membership at a media briefing at the MCSN corporate office, Ikeja, Lagos.
She stated that her decision to rejoin MCSN was born out of alleged mismanagement of funds by the leadership of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).
The music star lamented how COSON collected her music rights and royalties on her behalf, but never remitted them to her.
She said, “Since 2011, I’ve never gotten any kobo from music. After a series of efforts, why would a collecting society withhold my sweat?
“COSON has a music rights collection agency that is unfortunately roughly managed. COSON is no longer a CMO recognised by the government. There is nothing like COSON”, she lamented.
Speaking on why she decided to join MCSN, Onwenu noted that MCSN’s experience as a collecting society is vast.
Explaining that the collecting agency is internationally recognised and should be left behind or not recognised and not allowed to keep doing what they are doing well is wrong.
The CEO, Mayo Agilaran, affirmed the pleasure of having Onwenu back at MCSN.
He said: “Today is one of my happiest moments. Our sister is back to where she belongs. Onyeka Onwenu is one of the founding mothers of today Nigeria’s Music Industry. She was and is a founding member of MCSN”, he stated.
