US Court Bars Singer Runtown From Performing at any Concert in the United States
New reports have just confirmed that the singer who is embroiled in a messy legal drama with his record label Eric Manny Entertainment, has been temporarily barred from making appearances and performances in the United States.
According to Too Xclusive:
“On Friday June 3, 2016, Lydia Obasi Hills, Esq., a first-rate New York litigator and entertainment lawyer, secured a temporary injunction, on behalf of Eric Many, Ltd., in the Eastern District of New York against Runtown and his manager, Bugu Aneto Okeke, barring all U.S. performances and appearances by the Nigerian pop star. According to Ms. Obasi Hills, she hopes “Runtown’s injunction sends a message to Nigerian artists that it’s important to respect the sanctity of contracts, and to work with their labels who often invest large sums into promoting their careers.” Runtown sought to breach his contract with EricMany, Ltd., to which he was the sole artist on the label.
Ms. Obasi Hills argued before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto, who found that “Nigerian music is on the verge of crossing over into North American popular music as demonstrated by Nigerian musical artist Wizkid’s performance on the number one single ‘One Dance’ by Drake,” and that the “totality of potential losses that EricMany will likely face from Runtown’s actions are incalculable.” Judge Matsumoto found that a “Nigerian court issued an interim injunction dated May 20, 2016, that enjoins Runtown” and that it “will be virtually impossible to quantify the losses that EricMany will suffer if it is not affiliated with Runtown during this critical time for Nigerian music.”
Recall that the messy affair between the singer whose real name is Jack Agu and the record label started last week after they secured an injunction from the Lagos High Court barring him from performing at any event except approved by them and the singer countered it with claims that their label was making attempts on his life, plus that their contract was ineffective since 2014. You can read up all the details here.
With the new US injunction, this has gravely affected Runtown’s planned US tour titled, Ghetto University Tour.
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