Today, January 24, 2026, Nigerian actress and filmmaker Bimbo Ademoye took to Instagram to publicly express distress after her popular YouTube movie, Where Love Lives, was unexpectedly demonetised.
The film, released in December 2025, has gained over 18 million views, making the monetisation setback a significant blow. According to Ademoye, the issue stems from a copyright dispute involving the movie’s soundtrack.
She alleged that an individual identified as Lagos Sound (Emmanuel Davies) uploaded a song from the film to streaming platforms such as Spotify and falsely claimed authorship, despite her insistence that she legally owns the rights and properly cleared the music for use.
As a result of the copyright claim, YouTube reportedly flagged the film and redirected monetisation revenue, preventing Ademoye from earning from views on her own work.
In a series of emotional Instagram posts, the filmmaker described waking up to discover that her project had been affected and issued a firm demand for the claim to be withdrawn within a short timeframe. She also stated that she was prepared to pursue the matter through legal channels, referencing previous experiences with copyright disputes on earlier projects.
In her words, she wrote;
“But Emmanuel, you have one hour to lift that copyright from my movie. A song I completely own the rights to, you took it, uploaded it, named yourself the composer and blocked me from making money from my own sweat.”
In a more intense part of her post she also wrote:
“YOU HAVE 1 HOUR. I’d place a bounty on your head and when I find you, you’d wish you never did this… whoever knows Lagos Sound/Emmanuel Davies should warn him now!! Before I handle this MY OWN WAY!”
The situation has sparked widespread reactions within the entertainment industry, with fans and fellow creatives voicing support for Ademoye and renewing calls for stronger copyright enforcement and protections for Nigerian content creators, particularly on digital platforms.
