Tyla Reportedly Faces Lawsuit From ‘Water’ Producers Over Royalties

• Tyla is reportedly at the centre of a legal battle with the producers behind her breakout song
• Two songwriters/ producers allege they were not credited in the song and missed out on receiving their royalties
• They have now pursued legal action after years of failed attempts to settle the matter out of court

Tyla is reportedly facing a major royalties dispute after several musicians claimed credit for her song approached the court with damning allegations.

Who is suing Tyla?

Tyla and her team have reportedly landed in hot water after two songwriters/ producers came forward claiming credit for her breakout song.

According to reports, the producers behind the singer's hit song Water were not properly credited for their contributions, and they are now fighting for their royalties.

OK Mzansi reveals that California-based music producers Olmo Zucca and Jackson LoMastro are taking legal action against Tyla and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment.

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They claim to have been left out of the credits and royalties for their work in the song.

Meanwhile, the main producer, Sammy SoSo, real name Samuel Awuku, received full production credits. Zucca and LoMastro claim to have attempted to settle the matter privately with Awuku, who allegedly refused to negotiate.

"In violation of plaintiffs’ rights, Awuku has taken sole credit for the entire production of the song, negotiated and entered into a producer agreement directly with [Tyla] Seethal, failed to tell plaintiffs (or Goufar) about it, and failed to cut plaintiffs in on equal terms."

In their lawsuit, the men claim that they and a fourth producer collaborated on the making of the Grammy Award-winning song and deserve to be given full credit and equal royalty shares.

They are asking the court to recognise them as full top-line producers and award them for future and past royalties, including publishing royalties.

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South Africans weigh in on Tyla's lawsuit

Social media users said Tyla was being targeted because of her fame and slammed Zucca and LoMastro for failing to read through their contracts:

deartieho said:

"It’s always sad to see lawsuits pop up after a song blows up. If you believe in your work, negotiate upfront or request fair compensation; don’t wait till success to take it to court. Feels more greedy than principled."

frankbabosa asked:

"Wow, so this is what happens when you are finally big?"

Limpooi17 wrote:

"These people need to read contracts properly and fairly to understand them. This constant suing is getting out of hand."

ChrisMtima was curious:

"What was the original contract/ agreement before the song went viral?"

Meanwhile, others suspect that Tyla may be in the wrong:

visse_ss warned:

"She is going to learn the hard way."

way_eazy said:

"J Molley exposed her a long time ago."

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kooldrink_ added:

"I’ve been saying."

A_T_C_A posted:

"Not only is she a plant, but she is a fraudulent one at that. Ripping people off."

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In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Nomcebo Zikode dragging her former record label to court.

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Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News