Afro-pop singer, Kelly Handsome once ruled the airwaves with the hit song ‘Maga Don Pay’. Sadly his popularity hasn’t been able to create wealth for him.
The opinionated singer revealed that he is yet to receive royalties for his songs.
“I have never received royalties for Maga don Pay and all those songs that brought me to the limelight. Anyway, I am not looking forward to getting it because it doesn’t feed me. I am comfortable on my own; music has not really paid me. Have I signed an endorsement deal? Companies come to me but I don’t agree with their terms. You cannot use money to buy me because I am not desperate.
“I was hoping that the Copyright Society of Nigeria would do some calculation and pay artistes, but nothing has happened. We have a body but I have not heard from them in a while. I don’t even think of all that any longer”, he told Punch.
When asked If he would consider collaborating with the likes of Wizkid and Davido, he said: “Collaborating with an artiste happens naturally. When you connect with an artiste, you make music together. I cannot just collaborate with an artiste because he has sung one popular song when he doesn’t know me and I don’t know him. I have principles that guide me. I have tasted fame; so, I am not looking for it again. I still do music but I do it differently.”