- Peter Okoyehas rejected claims from up-and-coming singer Darkoo that he tried to ruin her music video.
- Darkoo alleged that Mr. P had her video for “Focus on Me” removed from YouTube for six days.
- However, Mr. P’s management team, One Management, stated that he only requested proper clearance for the song.
Peter Okoye, known as Mr. P, has rejected claims from up-and-coming singer Darkoo that he tried to ruin her music video.
Darkoo alleged that Mr. P had her video for “Focus on Me” removed from YouTube for six days.
However, Mr. P’s management team, One Management, stated that he only requested proper clearance for the song, which includes a sample from P-Square’s popular track, “Gimme Dat.”
Mr. P mentioned that he had advised Darkoo on how to properly clear the sample and shared his own past experiences with similar cases.
He claimed that Darkoo did not respond to messages and calls from his team to check if she had the needed clearance. Because of this, the music video was released without the right authorization and was temporarily taken down from YouTube.
The problem was settled when Darkoo and her team made a formal agreement with everyone involved. After that, the video was put back on YouTube.
Mr. P’s management said he did not try to harm Darkoo, calling her claims “malicious and a clear effort to make him look bad.”
They also pointed out that Darkoo only spoke out about the video’s removal after it was restored, implying her reaction was just for attention.
Explaining its side of the matter, the statement read in part:
“Darkoo approached our client to assist in clearing her song, which sampled one of P-Square’s hit songs, ‘Gimme Dat,’ after recording and putting the song on social media claiming it was ‘gaining traction on Tiktok’.
“As one who has always supported younger artistes, Mr. P guided her on the proper channel to get the sample cleared and even shared his own experience in a similar situation when there were challenges.
“Darkoo then offered Mr P a feature in the remix, saying she would want to shoot the video soon. Mr P told her his schedule was packed in December, hence, he doubted his availability…”
It continued:
“The music video was released on January 2, 2025, on the popular video-sharing platform (YouTube) and ONE Management reached out to Darkoo and her team to find out how the song was released without due process. We even gave a grace period of 72 hours before requesting a takedown, to avoid issues with clearance from the other stakeholders in the P-Square mix. Unknown to us, Darkoo and her team had signed a visibly flawed document under the wrong entity and authorisation.
“The issue was finally resolved with a proper agreement between all parties involved, executing the contract and not just one person or a non-existent entity – all at Mr P’s insistence. Immediately after the document was perfected, ONE Management requested the video be reinstated on the video-sharing platform.”
