Nigerian singer Tekno, whose real name is Kelechi Austin Miles, has refuted rumors suggesting he received royalties worth N1 billion from his collaboration with fellow artist Kizz Daniel on the song ‘Buga’.
The reports stemmed from a blog, Budget TV, which alleged that Tekno had disclosed to them that Kizz Daniel sends him 50 percent of the ‘Buga’ revenues every month. Furthermore, they claimed he stated that he had received nearly a billion Naira from Kizz Daniel as royalties for the song.
The blog wrote: “I got on Kizz Daniel’s Buga with no sort of legal agreement. I wasn’t expecting anything from him. Wanted to be silent about this but I think some levels of gratitude deserve to be spoken of. Do y’all know Kizz Daniel sends me 50% of every revenue he generates from that song ? After his buga tour he sent me close to a Billion Naira and I was already shocked enough by that move. He didn’t end just there. Every month I receive millions as my own share of the revenue generated by Buga on streaming platforms… Kizz is a great guy I can’t lie ~ Tekno Reveals’.”
Reacting, Tekno debunked the interview, describing it as “fake”.
On his X handle, he wrote: “Him money no reach. Anybody wey put out that fake interview, thunder fire your mama. #Talkingshit.”
