By BigEyeUg Team
Omega 256 has responded to allegations made by fellow musician Cindy Sanyu regarding the ownership and management of their hit collaboration See You Tonight, maintaining that the disagreements were purely business-related and not a result of dishonesty.
Speaking about the fallout, Omega said she was surprised by claims that she had stolen a song they created together, emphasizing that she still respects Cindy as a friend, fellow artist, and President of the Uganda Musicians Association.
“I am surprised to hear that I stole a song that we did together. I am not saying this out of disrespect because Cindy is my friend, she is my musician and my President in Uganda Musicians Association,” Omega said.
According to Omega, the song originated from Cindy’s side because her version was considered the better fit for the collaboration. She explained that both artists contributed equally to the project before heading to the studio to record it.
“It so happened that the song came from her side because her version fitted us better. We both did 50/50 of the song. Then we went to the studio and made it. Two weeks later, we had to figure out who was to own the song because even though we did the song together, at the end of the day, this is a business. I also have management,” she added.
Omega’s comments come after Cindy recently claimed that Omega’s team rushed to upload the music video and later fraudulently claimed 60 percent ownership of the project.
However, Omega dismissed the allegations, saying the decision to upload the song on her YouTube channel was made after consultations between both camps. She revealed that her manager held discussions with Cindy and later informed the team that the veteran singer had no issue with Omega owning and uploading the song.
“When he came back he told us that she was okay with us owning the song. That is how I came to upload the song,” Omega explained.
The singer also took issue with Cindy’s assertion that her side had not contributed to the song’s production process or writing.
“What hurt me most was when she said that we did not contribute anything toward production or the writer. We actually looked for our writer called Ntale and he’s the one who wrote the Runyankore verse. In fact, I have an entire Runyankore song titled ‘See You Tonight’,” Omega said.