Weasel Would be a billionaire if there was Copyright law - Producer Washington

Legendary Music producer Washington has revealed plans to release a collection of old songs he previously recorded with some of the country’s biggest artists — but only after the new copyright law is fully implemented.

According to the celebrated producer, the move is intended to ensure both artists and producers finally start earning proper royalties from music created many years ago.

His comments come amid long-standing claims that he kept several unreleased songs recorded by the legendary duo Goodlyfe Crew, made up of Moses Radio and Weasel.

After the death of Moses Radio in 2018, allegations circulated that Washington had withheld some of the duo’s unreleased music.

However, the producer says he is willing to address the matter transparently and is open to sitting down with Goodlyfe’s management to review the songs in question.

Washington noted that the duo already has a large catalogue of music circulating online, which continues to be consumed widely by fans across the region.

“I think Goodlyfe has too much music online that’s being consumed and people need to appreciate that these gentlemen really worked hard,” he said.

He believes the time has come for the creators behind those hits to finally benefit financially from their work through royalties.

“For me, I’m now at a point where we first need to earn royalties from the work we have already created.”

Washington also highlighted the massive contribution Goodlyfe made to the Ugandan music industry, saying their long run of success should have translated into even greater financial rewards.

“Weasel should be a billionaire with a private jet considering he gave us about 15 years of nonstop hits,” he remarked.

The producer also reflected on earlier years in the industry, admitting that many artists and producers failed to properly document their work — something he believes the new Copyright Amendment Bill Uganda could help correct going forward.