Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel has come out to refute circulating claims that a court order froze his bank accounts following an alleged breach of contract linked to a 2022 concert in Berlin.
The rumours suggested that the singer failed to perform at the Afrobeats Meets Berlin concert in September 2022, despite reportedly receiving partial payment in advance.
However, in a statement released on Wednesday, Kizz Daniel’s management dismissed the reports as “false, misleading, and defamatory.”
The management asserted that the responsibility for the concert’s cancellation rested entirely with the promoter, Kejuro Media & Entertainment. According to the statement, Kizz Daniel had a formally signed performance agreement with the organisers.
“The promoter failed to meet fundamental obligations, including securing visas and flights for the artiste and his team, which led to the event being cancelled,” the management added.
“It has come to our attention that a false and malicious narrative is being circulated with the sole aim of discrediting our artiste, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, professionally known as Kizz Daniel, and undermining his forthcoming Europe tour,” the statement continued.
The management emphasised that Kizz Daniel is a professional who honours his contracts and works hard to ensure his fans enjoy his music worldwide.
“By virtue of the duly executed performance agreement dated 27th July 2022, we were engaged to perform at the Afrobeats Meets Berlin concert on 24th September 2022. The promoter, Kejuro Media & Entertainment, failed woefully to fulfill its fundamental obligations under the agreement, including the procurement of visas and flights for our artiste and his team,” it added.
The statement noted that the promoter attempted to reschedule the event unilaterally to 8th April 2023, but Kizz Daniel’s team agreed to perform only under revised commercial terms, with the initial deposit remaining non-refundable as per the contract.
“We made it clear that any rescheduling, being occasioned by the promoter’s own breach, could only be entertained on fresh commercial terms and would warrant no refund of deposit paid as expressly provided in the agreement. In fact, by virtue of the signed agreement, we are entitled to full payment in the event that such cancellation is at the instance of a breach by the promoter,” the management said.
The team also raised concerns about the promoter’s credibility, pointing out that other artistes, including Teni and Diamond Platnumz, were reportedly contracted but never performed, and all social media accounts for the festival have “mysteriously vanished.”
They further accused the promoter of trying to sabotage Kizz Daniel’s upcoming Europe tour by sending threatening messages to his new tour promoters.
“Even if such a claim existed, it would only reveal the promoter’s desperate and malicious attempt to malign and cripple our business reputation owing to the fact the promoter is in fact grossly in breach of our agreement. If the promoter claims that we were in breach, we dare him to provide evidence of visas secured and flights booked for September 24th, 2022,” the statement read.
The management concluded: “We hereby place the general public, stakeholders, and the media on notice: Any narrative suggesting that Kizz Daniel defaulted in respect of Afrobeats Meets Berlin 2022 is false, misleading, and defamatory. Our legal team is actively reviewing all defamatory publications and shall not hesitate to institute appropriate proceedings against the promoter and any third parties complicit in propagating such misinformation.”
“Kizz Daniel remains committed to his fans across Europe and the world, and preparations for the Europe tour continue in earnest,” the statement added.
