12 Nigerian Artistes who have had issues with their Record Label

11. May D vs Square Records

While other acts on this list sought to terminate their contracts with their labels, Square records, in a twist, were the ones who sacked their artiste, May D in 2012. Label exec, Jude Okoye made the announcement, in a terse statement that cited irreconcilable differences as reason for the ‘sacking’. It has been said that the label dropped May D because he was not as profitable as they thought he’d be. But it must have gone beyond that because they went a step further to delete his music from YouTube – sparking outrage from fans of May D, who thought they were being wicked. May D on the other hand has said he wasn’t given prior notice, and saw the news of his sacking online as well. He has struggled since then and right now, not much is known about the whereabouts of the once-promising talent. Square Records has remained relevant, because of PSquare – but the duo have fallen apart and gone solo – story for another day.

Verdict: May D 0 – 1 PSquare.