Africa-Press – Zambia. While some Zambian artists are crying over Boomplay’s failure to pay them their royalties, TOP Zambian singer YO MAPS shared a shocking revelation when he featured on MIJEDO CONNER hosted by Felistus Ngwira.
In the exclusive interview, Yo Maps revealed that he introduced Boomplay to Zambia after they bought the masters to his KOMANDO album in a 50-50 deal.
He added that from this deal, he became the first artist to have a portal on the digital streaming platform Boomplay, and through this portal, about 75 fellow Zambian artists we’re added and received their royalty payments.
What the singer revealed next shocked the Zambian social space as he told Felistus Ngwira that when one of these artists insulted him, he woud ask Boomplay to remove that artist from his portal and they would seize to receive payments.
Yo Maps said, “Yeah, so I’m the one who introduced Boomplay to Zambia, and I was the only artist who had the portal. So all the artists were in my portal. Yeah, so now you find that this artist is getting paid because of me because I’m the one having that portal.”
He continued, “They can’t get paid without that portal. And then you see the same artist insulting you on social media. So, like, remove that guy from the portal(laughs). I’m the one giving you money then you’re busy insulting me.”
The singer revealed that the 75 artists were oblivious to the fact that they were under his portal, and so when they went online and insulted him, he would tell Boomplay, “Okay, remove that one.” “You know? Sometimes, I want to be petty as well,” the singer added.
This revelation that has been proudly backed by email receipts from his manager has been received with mixed feelings from social users.
For Yo Maps, his actions were just as he said he is not Jesus, and if someone gave him bad energy, he would pay them back with bad energy.
One question that is puzzling social users is if the singer is responsible for the artists not being paid their royalties owed by Boomplay for about two years.
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