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Filmmaker Apampa Oluwadamilola popularly known as Dami Twitch, has said #Nollywood producers can no longer use Afrobeats songs in films without securing proper clearance from rights holders.

"It gets to a point where I want to use this song for my film, for example, but I can’t afford it because they’ve signed some distribution deal or some publishing deal with some company somewhere and you can’t even have a conversation,” he said.

He added that even personal relationships with artistes no longer guarantee access to their music for film use.

“Even if the person is my friend. They’ve literally gotten an advance for something. So that is a major factor in our problems because this artist don’t own the songs,” he said. "So that collaboration for now is at a very weird place. Not until if a big studio comes to support your film, you might be able to afford these songs,” he added.

Do you think this will hurt Nollywood films down the line?

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Filmmaker Apampa Oluwadamilola popularly known as Dami Twitch, has said #Nollywood producers can no...

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Culture, The Arts, Entertainment: This is a worrisome situation. Music and film have helped each other shine for a long time. Hopefully there'll be a positive outcome that benefits every creator.