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Otile Brown addresses music income, says he supported Jovial beyond their collaborations
13th July, 2026 09:55 AM
Kenyan Singer Otile Brown has continued addressing fellow musician Jovial, this time speaking about music earnings, collaboration payments and the support he said he offered her during the time they worked together.
In a series of posts shared on his Instagram page on Monday, July 13, 2026, the singer said many artistes in Africa are yet to fully benefit from publishing earnings because of challenges within the music industry.
He revealed that, despite being in the industry for years, he had never collected his publishing income because he lacked enough knowledge about the business side of music.
“For your information, I have never collected my publishing income since I started singing because I didn’t have enough education on the music business. Now is when I have found people who are helping me register with good companies that can track income, even those I haven’t collected for all that time,” he wrote.
Otile claims he invested in their collaborations
While continuing his remarks directed at Jovial, Otile wrote he financed several of the songs they worked on together. He also said that they did not have formal split-sheet agreements for some of their collaborations.
“For example, for the people who have featured me in their songs, we do not have split sheets, and even Jovial, for the songs she recently featured me in, she has not sent me a split sheet, including I Got You, Matatizo, and Ulinihukumu. Don’t forget that I wrote all of them and paid for the production costs myself,” he wrote.
The singer went on to say that, in his view, many musicians focus only on the immediate success of a hit song instead of using collaborations to build long-term careers.
“The problem is that when you see a song has succeeded, that is where your thinking ends. You see a person benefiting and living off the success of that song alone. What you should do is capitalise on the scale of a collaboration that is performing well at that time, especially in shows, branding and making other songs,” he said.
Supported for Jovial beyond music
Otile further mentioned that his support for Jovial extended beyond the recording studio. He claimed he stood by her during important moments in her personal life and was disappointed by how their relationship had turned out.
“I paid for her hospital bills when she was giving birth and even sent her cars for VIP transportation when she was being discharged. Today I’m the devil. What do you guys want? I cannot take you where you do not want to go. I can only help. Struggle on your own,” he said.
He concluded by saying the African music industry is still developing and that many systems governing publishing rights and collaborations need improvement.
