23rd June 2024 11:00:00 AM
1 min readThe music industry's complexity can lead to legal issues for the uninformed or careless.
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A recent dispute involving Tiwa Savage and Amoako Belo has emerged.
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The controversy arose from similarities in lyrics between Tiwa Savage's song and Amoako Belo's earlier work, "Kilimanjaro."
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Amoako Belo alleges copyright infringement by Tiwa Savage in her song "Kilamanjaro."
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He wrote: “Who is that Kilimanjaro singer? If I start right now them go say I be wicked. I go strike her YouTube page down and sue her. What is the difference between the two songs? Somebody tell her to report and do the needful. That’s all.”
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Social media debates ensued over the ownership of the term "Kilimanjaro."
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Some argue Belo didn't coin it, while others note lyric similarities.
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Tiwa Savage hasn't addressed the accusation yet.
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Belo's song "Kilimanjaro" peaked at No. 50 on Apple Music Top 100: Ghana.
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Click to view the lyrics of Belo's "Kilimanjaro" song.
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