Singer Anil Singh Regains Rights, Can Now Recreate Old Music Videos

 

​Kathmandu: The long-standing dispute between popular 2000s pop singer Anil Singh and the music production company Music.com has been resolved. Both parties have reached an agreement allowing Singh to use the audio of his own songs including hits like Prem Patra, I Love You, Engine Gadima, and Dubna Deu Malai, to produce new music videos.

Singh had released a video on Facebook last Sunday, claiming that his career was in ruins. In the video, which showed a phone conversation with a representative of Music.com.  He said he was slipping into depression and even considering suicide because he was unable to use his own songs.

However, following discussions with Music.com on Tuesday evening, Singh confirmed that they had come to an agreement. He will now be able to use the audio of 20 songs from his Megaherz and Limited Edition albums, along with 22 songs from Gayak, Prem Patra, and Maele Janiske.

Singh's collaboration with Music.com began in 2059 BS. At the time, he said, both sides had agreed on 50/50 ownership of the songs. As YouTube became a major platform for musicians, Singh had tried to revive his career by creating new videos of old songs and launching a dedicated YouTube channel. He had also built a studio to support this effort.

“But due to repeated copyright claims, I couldn’t use any platform,” Singh said. “Many of my videos were taken down or affected, and I suffered heavy losses.” He now sees the agreement as a new beginning. “Tuesday’s agreement has opened doors for both of us to move forward independently,” he said, adding that he plans to releasSinger Anil Singh Regains Rights, Can Now Recreate Old Music Videose new music videos soon.

Singh also claimed that Budhasubba Digital and Indreni Cassette Center have been making illegal copyright claims on his songs despite having no agreement with him. He said the issue affects around 20 of his tracks, and that he is actively working to reclaim his rights from those companies as well.

Rajesh Banshal, head of Music.com, said the Tuesday agreement is a positive outcome for both the company and the artist. “He had sold all rights to us back in 2059 BS. But we met and cleared up some misunderstandings,” Banshal said, adding that Music.com continues to respect artists.

The videos of Singh’s songs had been published on the YouTube channel of Music Nepal, which Banshal said acted as an aggregator. “We had uploaded the videos through the Music Nepal platform,” he explained.

Following the resolution of the dispute, Singh has deleted the video in which he had mentioned suicidal thoughts and issued an apology to his supporters.

 

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