{"id":6158,"date":"2026-06-05T13:15:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/qing-madi-barely-legal-tracks-removed-amid-jton-music-legal-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:15:32","slug":"qing-madi-barely-legal-tracks-removed-amid-jton-music-legal-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/qing-madi-barely-legal-tracks-removed-amid-jton-music-legal-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Qing Madi Barely Legal Tracks Removed Amid JTon Music Legal Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple tracks from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrobeats\">Afrobeats<\/a> singer <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0eWjp8NYg8KkYqRv02hVhm\"><strong>Qing Madi<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s EP <strong>Barely Legal<\/strong> have been removed from Spotify and other digital service providers (DSPs), intensifying a breach-of-contract dispute with her former label <strong>JTon Music<\/strong> that involves a court injunction and a damages claim of up to $2 million.<\/p>\n<h2>Contract and early career<\/h2>\n<p>Qing Madi, born Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, is a 19-year-old Nigerian <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/balloranking-dapper-renewal-regional-afrobeats-labels-2026\/\">Afrobeats artist<\/a>. She signed with JTon Music, founded by <strong>Joy Tongo<\/strong>, as a minor around the age of 16. According to Madi\u2019s public statements, her mother also signed the contract because she was underage.<\/p>\n<p>Under the label, Madi released tracks including <strong>Ole<\/strong> and <strong>American Love<\/strong>. JTon has stated that each surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, citing the figures as evidence of its investment in her career.<\/p>\n<h2>Departure and lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>Madi later exited JTon Music and launched <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/artist-manager-james-dai-launches-indie-label-soka-records\/\">her own imprint<\/a>, <strong>KFMD<\/strong>, under which she released the EP Barely Legal. JTon, through Joy Tongo, filed a breach-of-contract suit following her departure. The label says the action relates to her exit and to subsequent releases made without settling outstanding contractual obligations and recouping the label\u2019s prior investment.<\/p>\n<p>The damages sought have been reported as $1 million and $2 million; Madi has publicly described it as a $2 million claim. No full court judgment, transcript, or filing from the Lagos High Court has been published in public reporting on the case.<\/p>\n<h2>Injunction and takedowns<\/h2>\n<p>A court injunction was issued in connection with the case. JTon Music states this injunction is the legal basis for copyright takedown requests it has issued against Madi\u2019s music. The two parties offer differing accounts of the case\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>Madi\u2019s earlier single <strong>Pepper Me<\/strong>, featuring Zinoleesky, was previously removed from streaming platforms. Madi has said her team successfully challenged that takedown as unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>In late May and early June 2026, multiple tracks from Barely Legal, reportedly five of its seven songs, were removed from Spotify and other DSPs. JTon Music states the removals are lawful and based on the active court injunction.<\/p>\n<h2>Public statements<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on a TikTok livestream and in <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/what-constant-visibility-is-doing-to-the-creative-process\/\">social media posts<\/a>, Madi alleged:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe first artist you signed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cynthia_Morgan\">Cynthia Morgan<\/a> cried. And now you\u2019re doing it to a literal teenager.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI may be young but I\u2019m not dumb. I wrote my songs. By myself!!!! I own my composition. I can perform all my songs. Read your contract again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Joy Tongo issued a press statement and posted on Instagram, reiterating JTon Music\u2019s position that the takedowns are lawful under the injunction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Afrobeats singer Qing Madi\u2019s Barely Legal EP tracks have been taken down from streaming platforms as her former label JTon Music pursues a breach-of-contract claim and court 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