- Logos Olori had stated in a recent interview that not just his boss Davido, but Wizkid, Burna Boy and other big artists use songwriters.
- In reaction, Burna Boy claimed that he doesn’t use songwriters, stressing that those credited as songwriters on his songs are the producers.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has addressed recent comments suggesting that he, along with other prominent artists, uses songwriters.
This clarification comes after Davido’s signee, Logos Olori, mentioned in an interview that many successful artists, including Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido, make use of songwriters due to their busy schedules and the demands of the music industry.
Logos Olori emphasized that seeking assistance from songwriters is a common practice, even among international artists like Chris Brown and the late Michael Jackson.
He said: “Most people that shame artists for using songwriters don’t know much about the music business. As a musician you tend to write your songs most times when you are up-and-coming. When you’ve 10 shows in a week in different countries, you’ll understand that you need a songwriter.
“Chris Brown has a songwriter, Michael Jackson had a songwriter. Davido is currently on tour immediately after his wedding. He writes his songs sometimes but most times he has to do the business part of it. That’s how Burna Boy is, that’s how most artists are even Wizkid but they don’t just put it out there but if you go to Spotify to check for the credits of their songs, you will see that they use songwriters as well.”
Burna Boy reacting via his X handle, explained that producers are often credited as songwriters due to Western music industry policies.
Burna Boy stated that he does not employ songwriters, clarifying that credits on his songs are attributed to producers or featured artists.
He wrote: “Any name you see credited on my songs are only producers of the songs or featured artists not writers. But for some reason the western world considers producers as writers of the instrumentals and they just throw their names on there as writers. Nobody fit write for Odogwu.”.