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Timaya, others used and dumped me – Terry G demands unpaid royalties

Famous Nigerian singer, Terry G has called out music star, Timaya for allegdly owing him royalties for past music.

He took to his Instagram page to level the allegation while also accusing other music producers of using him.

According to Terry G, his colleague, Timaya of not paying the agreed royalties for a song that he produced for him.

Expressing frustration over the issue, the singer said other artists have been speaking up about similar problems in the industry.

Terry G said; “Looking at all the podcasts and artistes speaking up, the table will be used for firewood the day I will talk my own if you know I produced a song for you.

“I need my 50% producer publishing royalties from Timaya and others. For all the producers out there use me as an example of how they use and dump greatness. But still, I rise.”

Similarly, Oche Gabriel Amanyi aka Terry G has claimed that his music career suffered decline as a result of him trusting a dubious team unknowingly.

The ‘Sangalow’ crooner stated this via his Instagram account while calling out his former manager for overbooking him, regardless of whether he was available or not.

Terry G blamed his former management for some questionable practices that created false narratives about him, and he apologised to show promoters.

He claims that after overbooking him and he is unable to show up for certain events, his previous team failed to refund the booking fee to event organisers.

He wrote: “To all show promoters: I worked with a dubious team (managers), which created a false narrative about me. They accepted bookings without my knowledge.

I’m only human and I use this platform to apologise to you all. I’m happy to clear this up, as it has been [the] reason why you all haven’t been hearing or seeing Terry G. Thanks.”