In a statement titled 'What has Soundcity ever done for P-Square?'
which they shared on their website a few minutes ago following Peter
Okoye's outburst on Twitter today, the music station said they stopped
airing PSquare's music video since January this year & explained
why. Read below For 10 Years, @SoundcityTV has been a huge supporter of #PSquare
and the #PSquare brand, right from their 1st music video to the last
video released in 2014. Most of their videos got massive airplay on
@SoundcityTV than any other music channel.
@SoundcityTV viewers
sometimes complain about the dominance of #PSquare videos on the channel
& charts. We were a huge supporter and gave everything to their
works.
We have assisted the #PSquare brand, toured with them over
Africa at our expense. Gave them ad-spots for their events / projects.
Gave them prime time slots for their videos and included them in our
array of Programmes / programming.
We invited #PSquare to one of
our annual events last December 2014 and they insisted we pay a certain
amount of money. We reasonably asked, what is the least we can offer?;
this was us foregoing the fact that we had invested a lot in #PSquare’s
career as music talents / artistes & entertainers.
The
feedback was, “WHAT HAS SOUNDCITY EVER DONE FOR PSQUARE? TELL ME ONE
THING SOUNDCITY HAS EVER DONE FOR PSQUARE” (Jude Okoye, Manager).
While we understand that this is business, there is also room for
special consideration. Saying our TV brand has never done anything for
#PSquare was quite damning. Clearly, there was no need to argue with
their decision and reasoning. We decided to stop ‘doing anything’
with/for #PSquare, since our 10years of supporting the group meant
nothing to them. We assumed our relationship was a mutually beneficial
one, but clearly one-sided.
Ultimately, #PSquare music videos
stopped airing on @SoundcityTV since January 01, 2015. Soundcity
reserves the right to air music videos on our cable / satellite or
terrestrial platforms.
Overall, we wish the duo the best in their
endeavours. @SoundcityTV will keep airing works of the best and
upcoming Nigerian artistes, and also, the best #African
artistes to the world, especially nurturing their talents from
inception till they become huge megastars and international superstars.
Thank you.
FACEBOOK COMMENTS
AL-Ma'aroof Abiola and 7 others like this.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
Misunderstandin
Osuntokun David
If this is true...Psquare are very greedy
Endy Edeson
I THINK THEY are matured enough to iron out issues amicably instead of this childish talk
Odeyemi Oluwasola
Everytin is nt abt money psquare.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
Yea, Psquare or whatever are quite childish n know nothing about tomorrow. They should apologize to soundcity.
Bennard Ahupa
Don't forget those who were there for you guys! Please go back and say sorry and move on menh.
Rose Uranta Ann
Pls
sound city,psquare try to settle things rit let d relationship roll on
dont allow minor talk to distrupt good relationship u guys has played a
vital role in d lives of individuals like wise ur selves pls make thing
rit and let d show continue i beg u guys,one luv for all
Oziegbe Efeiri Omolabi
I guess it's pay back time!!
AbdulWahab Muthieu
if this is true, psquare needs to square things up with soundcity.
DjLapel Femzy
Some Igbo people chaiO #money don scatter them brain that why Igbo can't rule this country too greedy.
Oginni Oluwaseun Samuel
Jude just behaved like a kid...
Ehiagwina Enoredia
With there crappy songs abi.abeg jor,soundcity correct on der part.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
DjLapel, don't sound stupid.
Emmanuel Divine
hmmmmmmmmmm dats not enough reason to stop airing their songs na, bad belle them I didn't notice o
DjLapel Femzy
Mazi i never insulted #Igbo, Read my comment with a mature mind & understand where am driving to.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
I
hate it when some people air their views with sentiments and full of
spites. Dj, u claim u never insulted Igbos whilst ur comment read thus;
Some Igbo people chaiO #money don scatter them brain that why Igbo can't rule this country too greedy.?
AbdulWahab Muthieu
my
people don't mind DJlapel. we all like money unless u are lying to
ursef. even buhari didn't disclose zero balance in his account which
shows we all need money. I don't want anyone to feel abuse towards what
he said. this is entertainment not politics, we don't need to fight
always.
DjLapel Femzy
But
to my view with what am seeing here is like @Mazi, You go greedy some
how when you can take it personal...I mean some but u include urself
first. Lol
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
My
friend, accept your mistake and stop being defensive where there's
defenceless. I came in cos u generalized it. Lastly, if u don't read
between the lines, i do.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
If such outburst does not matter to u, pls it matters to me.
DjLapel Femzy
you
re too stubborn for my likely & stop being disrespectful b4 calling
some1 u don't know Stupid @Mazi try & learn how to talk. I
understand AbdulWahab Muthieu #smile.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
Am
not stubborn to ur liking. U were not supposed to make such statement
on a public post like this. On a post you don't know people that read
it. Try as much as possible and learn how to think before harshing out
ur words.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
More over, if you cares to know, i didn't call u stupid. I asked u not to sound stupid.
DjLapel Femzy
Hmmmm bro i can see ur outburst BUT if i may ask can you DIE for ur country? just because i said #Igbo
ur head catch fire, Well I have nothing to say due to I can see ur
profile picture coz it show u what u re up to. if u don't understand you
will never learn.
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
My
friend, what are you insinuating? If we were to be in a joke arena, i
would v understood. Yea, the person on my profile picture is Oliver de
coque. Any crime committed for using his pix?
DjLapel Femzy
Oga #smile....
Mazi Uche Chimadaada
Am smiling everyday but will never condone such statement.
Aruoture Goodie
their bro is dumb tho