Tension is fast brewing between collaborators of Billboard charting single Sad Girlz Luv Money, Moliy and Amaarae.
In a series of tweets, singer and songwriter of Ghanaian and American descent Moliy Ama Montgomery popularly known as Moliy revealed she has not been treated fairly despite her contribution to the hit single.
According to her, it is even troubling since she is yet to know how much the song has accumulated so far.
She was however grateful to Amaarae for trusting her to write/perform about 80% of the original version and advised that women hold each other up and not tear at each other.
Read the tweets below.
I know, I’ve seen all the comments, messages and probes regarding me not being properly credited on the record. To clarify I was initially a primary artist on SGLM remix, but as the song grew more popular that was changed without prior notice to me/my team.
— 🦋 Billboard Moliy (@moliymusic) March 6, 2022
.. and was not under my control. The owner of the song (to which I was a major contributor) had the final say, even though the image and representation of my brand is something that I take seriously.
— 🦋 Billboard Moliy (@moliymusic) March 6, 2022
I’m sure it comes as a shock to most cos @amaarae performs my lyrics of the song every chance she gets. I wrote it to motivate all young women to be confident and successful, and this was the perfect opportunity for two Ghanaian women to be the face of that.
— 🦋 Billboard Moliy (@moliymusic) March 6, 2022
It is our responsibility to set good examples and act in maturity to inspire more women and empower them within the creative space on the Continent! At the end of the day women should hold each other up and not tear at each other.
Have a lovely weekend.
— 🦋 Billboard Moliy (@moliymusic) March 6, 2022
In a series of tweets, Amaarae responded to the allegations saying;
@moliymusic What a slap in the face when all I did was try to share my opportunities with a fellow Ghanaian up and coming artist.
Here are the facts: you reached out to me and asked to work with me and I sent you a record that I sourced that I thought you would be amazing for
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
The Instagram live video is there. The day we recorded, I went on live for an hour straight played the record back to back and said this was going to be a hit and talked about how much I loved you. I’ve talked about your impact on the record endlessly.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
Meanwhile your team was busy fighting my team in the background and sabotaging our efforts to promote the record. Check my discography, my talent speaks for itself. Sad Girlz Luv Money did not become a hit by chance.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
You were demanding your share of revenue which had not been made. A distribution partner invested in the original record and in the album, any experienced industry executive knows that costs must be recouped before any party sees revenue from a project.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
The Remix
My team and I decided to do a remix as a way of further promoting SGLM and by extension TAYDK. When Kali graciously accepted to feature on the remix, I told you everything, including inviting you to give me feedback on the mix and arrangement.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
yet you are asking for revenue when your team was actively blocking revenue opportunities.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
Your team tried to block the release of the remix video even though my team had graciously sent a crew out to you in America to shoot your part. We even asked you what city you preferred and New York was the city of choice over Florida.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
This delayed the release of the remix video by almost a month, weakening the intended impact of the video on the charts.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
Despite the insulting emails sent by your manager and some of your team members sent to my manager over the last year or so — My team and myself have bent over backwards to accommodate your demands and every time you come back asking for more.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
The Amaarae you see today is the result of sound business decisions, heavy personal financial investment and sweat equity. The Amaarae you see today continues to put food in people’s mouths and money in their pockets. There are so many people that would attest to this.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
I would never have done this. I have dozens of features and dozens of songs out. I’ve never had any issues with anybody. She chose to put this on social media. Our legal teams have been in comms about this for well over a year now. I would like for them to continue as planned.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
She is credited as a featured artist on both songs meaning she can earn her mechanical royalties. As far as the removal of main artist on the remix on Spotify this was done after we saw she was not promoting the remix at all until a few weeks into when the TikTok campaign blew.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
If you check the dates on her socials in correspondence with the release date of the SGLM Remix and the growth of the Tik Tok campaign, Moliy does not tweet or make an IG post until after the song starts to gain traction.
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) March 6, 2022
