A few years ago, Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel was embroiled
in a contractual dispute with his then-record label, G Worldwide. The issue was
his desire to breach the terms of his contract and exit the label without
fulfilling the terms of his contract.
As a result of the dispute, an injunction prevented him from
performing throughout the festive period of December 2017. It also led to him
changing his name from 'Kiss' to 'Kizz.' G Worldwide has trademarked the name,
'Kiss.' While on G Worldwide, he released his critically acclaimed and
commercially successful Headies-winning 2016 debut album, New Era.
However, starting in 2017, he was able to release music
again through his own record label, Flyboy Entertainment and even released his
sophomore album, No Bad Songz on the label. But now, G Worldwide has slammed
him with another lawsuit totaling N500 million.
In a matter filed by originating summons G Worlwide and its
counsel, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), it seeks legal redress for breach of
recording contract against the artiste and infringement of its intellectual
property rights by the artiste. The matter is before a High Court sitting in
Lagos.
However, when the matter appeared before the High Court on
Monday, October 7, 2019, the claimants prayed the court for a stay of
proceedings so it can settle the matter via the alternative dispute resolution
method, arbitration - a stipulation of he contract signed between both parties.
Another prayer before the court was for an amendment of
originating processes. The label also seeks N200,000,000 in general damages and
N179,499,957.00 in special damages for breach of contract and N150, 000, 000
for contract exit fees, among other reliefs.
The matter has since been adjourned till January 21, 2020 to
hear the Label’s application.
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