Deborah Oyedijo

artistes
Why Emerging Nigerian Artistes Are Sampling Legacy Genres

What sounds like nostalgia at first begins to look like something more deliberate: a generation…

touring
The Real Bottlenecks Behind Africa’s Touring Gap

A touring party is rarely just the artiste. It can include musicians, dancers, managers, production…

merchandise
Why African Music Still Hasn’t Built a Real Merchandise Economy

For many African artistes, merchandise begins and ends with a T-shirt bearing their name. In…

brand deal
More Than a Face: Who Controls an Artiste’s Identity After a Brand Deal Is Signed?

The most important question in an artiste’s brand deal is not how much they are…

artiste
Why African Artistes Need to Think About Their Name, Image, and Likeness as Legal Assets

An artiste’s most valuable asset is not always the music itself. Sometimes, it is the…

Fela Anikulapo Kuti
The Catalogue Lives On: What Happens to an Artiste’s Music After Death?

Death does not end the earning life of a music catalogue. What determines whether that…

contract
Before You Sign: The Contract Clauses African Artistes Keep Glossing Over

A music contract can still affect  an artiste’s career long after the excitement of the…

beat license
Beat Licences, Publishing Rights, and What African Artistes Keep Getting Wrong

A beat licence, when properly structured, is meant to define the terms of that use…

content creator
Sync or Sink: Music Licensing and the African Creator Economy

A song can elevate a video in seconds, but using it without the right permissions…

neighbouring rights
What Are Neighbouring Rights and Why African Artistes and Producers Are Missing Out on Millions

A song can travel the world and generate income in multiple countries, yet the artistes…