Different From Agnez Mo, Kris Dayanti And Reza Artamevia Agree To Pay Royalties Directly To Ari Bias

Ari Bias (Instagram @ari_bias)

The prohibition of singing Agnez Mo by Ari Bias was due to the absence of a positive response to the request for direct license royalties for concerts or a concert royalty payment system given directly by the event organizers to the songwriters whose works were performed.

Ari Bias admitted that he had contacted the management of the artist who handled the singer who often performed his songs at concerts, such as the management of Agnez Mo and Kris Dayanti.

"July 2023, I will inform social media and inform them via WA (WhatsApp) to the management of their respective artists, including Kris Dayanti and Agnez Mo's management," said Ari Bias when contacted, Thursday, January 4.

The Elkasih band personnel said that many artists agreed with direct license, but not with Agnez Mo. He admitted that he had received royalty payments directly when Kris Dayanti performed his song at a concert.

"The others have agreed and it's running, they pay me every concert. Kris Dayanti plays one song (my creation), so pay for one song, if you play two songs (my creation), then pay for two songs," said Ari Bias.

"Reza Artamevia has also agreed to direct license," he added.

Many other singers sang Ari Bias' song, but he chose to focus on royalties from three names, namely Agnez Mo, Kris Dayanti and Reza Artamevia. This is because the three names most often perform their songs when holding concerts.

"It's just that I have a plating hit in Agnez Mo, Kris Dayanti and Reza Artamevia, because they are always performed. If other songs are like for Judika or Delon, it's sometimes not (carried)," he said.

Although he has not received a positive response from Agnez Mo and his management, Ari Bias hopes that all parties who use his songs will cooperate at the request of direct license.

"We just ask the artist's management to cooperate to encourage or remind EO to pay royalties to me as songwriters, because I have implemented direct license," said Ari Bias.