Catholic Composer Jude Nnam Sues Kcee , E -Money for N 150 million

Nigerian musician , Kcee and his brother , E - money have been dragged to court by a prominent Catholic music composer , Sir Jude Nnam . Nnam sued the duo for alleged Copyright infringement. Their music label , Five Star Music is also a Defendants in the suit . Nnam is seeking “ A DECLARATION that the copyright , as well as the ownership rights to the song titled ‘ SOM TOO CHUKWU ’ which was surreptitiously included in the music album titled “ CULTURAL PRAISE VOL . 1 by the 3 rd Defendant without the Plaintiff ’ s consent or authorization , is vested in the Plaintiff by Virtue of his composing the said song in the year 2001 . It would be recalled that Kcee released an Okwesili Eze Group- assisted single titled ‘ Cultural Praise Vol 1 ’ in December 2020 while a sequel was put out in January 2021 . See : Seyi Shay Reacts After Nigerians Dragged Her For Being Mean To An Idol Contestant ( Video ) Jude Nnam had , however , in the suit alleged that Kcee copied his lyrics for the song . A check on Kcee ’ s previous singles revealed ‘ Som Too Chukwu’ was a quantum leap in his streaming figures. There are insinuations that Kcee was approached by Nnam in January before the release of the song ’ s sequel. Mr . Jude wants the court to compel the defendants to jointly and severally render an account of the profits , income , and benefits generated from the adaptation , production , distribution, sale , advertisement , marketing , and performance of the titled “ SOM TOO CHUKWU ” from December 2020 till judgment and the sum of N 150 , 000 , 000 as general damages.