In February, internationally renowned Nigerian singer Bukola ‘Asa’ Elemide threatened to take legal action against her former record label QuestionMark Entertainment, for allegedly infringing on the singer’s trademark by ‘preparing to go into commercial production of a purported Asa music production’.
Despite the warning, the record label has gone ahead to produce and release a 10 track album containing the musician’s songs.
The album, which is titled ‘Down on Me‘ and features former Questionmark act Silver Saddih has already hit the streets and is being sold for N150. Some of the songs contained on the CD appeared on her debut ‘Asa‘, while others are alternate versions.
Asa, in a swift reaction, called the record a ‘dubious album released by criminals to dupe people’.
‘My name & Photo has been used on a dubious album released by criminals to dupe people, Pls be informed its not a new album! Pls RT thanks‘, Asa tweeted.
‘Unfortunately we blame it on the Alaba Market but it’s not from them but from Question mark entertainment! pls pass on this message! Thanks!‘, she continued.
When newsmen placed a call to the distribution company in charge of the album MACKINGS Limited, they were dismissive and refused to address the issue. ‘Please Asa should go somewhere, I don’t have time for this abeg‘, one Kingsley Benson, a company official said.
newsmen also tried reaching Questionmark’s official phone number but the line was not available.
‘I am passionate about my music, I have received death threats from these people, I have kept my head up and focused on giving my best always‘, Asa said.
The artist has been battling the record label, owned by Kevin Luciano-Gabriel since 2006, over a pending production deal that had her tied to the label.
