D’banj has warned Marc Anthony over the sampling of his hit ‘Oliver Twist’ without permission, saying his lawyers are now handling the issue.
Nigerian music star D’banj has revealed that he is taking legal action against American singer Marc Anthony for using his song without permission.
D’banj explained that Marc Anthony sampled his 2012 hit track, ‘Oliver Twist’, in the first song and title track of his 2024 album Muevense, but did so without reaching out to him for clearance.
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Speaking in a recent chat, D’banj said he was excited at first when he heard the song, but his legal team had to get involved because no permission was granted before it was released.
He said, “Marc Anthony sampling my song was one of my greatest highlights last year. He released an album last year and the title of the album and the track one was a sample of my song ‘Oliver Twist.’ I listened to it and it was just like a Latin version of ‘Oliver Twist.’”
D’banj went on to say, “At first, I was happy because of who he is, but my legal team and the business side of it… He didn’t reach out to me before sampling it. The song wasn’t cleared and he put it out officially, lead single and title of the album. I don hammer… God works in mysterious ways.”
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He added that while his legal team is handling the matter professionally, he still respects Marc Anthony as an artist.
“I’m so happy those are the advantages of the digital era. The good thing about it is that it is already released. My legal people are handling it and I know that they are going high but deep down I still admire Marc Anthony. We have to clear it,” he said.