Brilio.net - Former vocalist of the band Soegi Bornean, Fanny Soegi, openly expressed her disappointment with the management of the Semarang-based band. Through a series of tweets on her X (Twitter) account on Sunday, September 8, 2024, Fanny highlighted the lack of transparency regarding the distribution of royalties for the hit song Asmalibrasi and the lack of empathy of her former band.
Fanny firmly stated that the creator of the song Asmalibrasi had to borrow money for his child's school fees. In fact, the royalties received from the song are worth a fantastic amount, reaching more than half a billion rupiah.
"Just imagine, this song 'Asmalibrasi' that you hear everywhere, the creator even borrowed money to pay for his child's school. The nominal value of the royalties for this song is no joke, more than half a billion, but it is actually people who have no rights who get the most & it is not transparent," wrote Fanny.
In addition to the royalty issue, Fanny also admitted to being hurt because she was forced to perform in the midst of mourning the death of her mother. The 25-year-old singer even received hurtful words.
Not stopping there, Fanny also revealed that when she decided to leave Soegi Bornean, she had to face threats from parties related to Intellectual Property Rights (HAKI). She was forced to pay if she wanted to use the name "Soegi," even though it was her own name.
"I am required to pay for my own name, namely 'Soegi', if I leave with a new entity," said Fanny.
Just imagine, this Asma song that you hear everywhere, the creator even borrowed money to pay for his child's school. The nominal value of the royalties for this song is no joke, more than half a billion, but it is actually people who have no rights who get the most and it is not transparent.
Fanny Soegi (@fannysoegi) September 8, 2024
Responding to the accusations made by Fanny, Soegi Bornean's management provided clarification on Monday (9/9) early morning. They confirmed that all royalty distributions, including for the song Asmalibrasi, had been carried out transparently and according to agreement.
"We want to straighten out the accusations made by Fanny Soegi through her Twitter/X account. There are things that we think are inappropriate and do not match reality," wrote the management as quoted by brilio.net from the Instagram account @soegiborneanmusik, Monday (9/9).
photo: Instagram/@soegiborneanmusik
Management also said that Fanny was always involved in every decision regarding royalties. They confirmed that there were no problems with the songwriter and that communication between the two parties was still good. In fact, cooperation related to the work on their new album, Langkah Rupa, is still ongoing.
"We are also ready if it is necessary to reconcile royalties with experts," added Soegi Bornean.
photo: Instagram/@soegiborneanmusik
Regarding Fanny's accusations regarding the Raksa song, Soegi Bornean explained that the song was created together, and some of the lyrics were written by their manager, Erick Parkers. They also emphasized that Fanny never contacted them to resolve the issue directly.
photo: Instagram/@soegiborneanmusik
The band also provided an explanation about Fanny's appearance at the event that took place seven days after her mother died. According to Soegi Bornean, the decision to continue performing was the result of a joint discussion including with Fanny.
"We have tried to find a replacement vocalist and are willing to perform without pay. However, Fanny agreed to appear in the show," he explained.
photo: Instagram/@soegiborneanmusik
Soegi Bornean expressed their desire to return to dialogue with Fanny to resolve this issue. They also apologized for the commotion that occurred.
"We really want to communicate better with Fanny Soegi to straighten out and resolve this issue. Hopefully this will be a lesson for the future," the band concluded.
photo: Instagram/@soegiborneanmusik
Fanny seemed skeptical of this clarification. In the comments column of Soegi Bornean's Instagram upload, she simply wrote, "Do you believe it?"
Fanny Soegi officially resigned from Soegi Bornean in March 2024 and continued her career as a solo singer. Meanwhile, the band has formed a new formation and continues to work in the music industry.