After his performance, he disclosed that his father gave him a $300,000 gift as a surprise.
In a recent interview, Davido said that his rich father continues to provide for him financially despite his fame in the music business.
He explained that his father still gives him checks even though he is well off and earns enough money from his job.
“I would be dishonest if I told you that my dad doesn’t give me money because I am his baby, and he should! My dad gives me a check, of course.
In response to charges of intellectual property theft, Davido has been given 21 days to appear before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan.
According to court documents obtained by Peoples Gazette, four Nigerian artists—Martins Chukwuka Emmanuel, Abel Great Umaru, Kelvin Ayodele Campbell, and David Ovhioghena Umaru—filed the complaint.
They said Davido had stolen their song “Work” from 2022. According to the claimants, Davido utilized their song as inspiration for his 2024 single “Strawberry on Ice.”
Davido is listed in the lawsuit along with Carlos Jenkins, Matthew Quinney, Marques Miles II, Wynn Records, the company that published and distributed “Strawberry on Ice,” and Emmerson Amidu Bockarie (professionally known as Emmerson), who was featured on Davido’s song.
The legal documents state that the problem started in January 2022 when the plaintiffs sincerely shared a “Work” sample with Davido in hopes of working together. At the time, the group was looking for a breakthrough in the music business. The plaintiffs, however, claim that rather than working together, Davido brought the song to Emmerson, who sampled the vocal and instrumental parts of “Work” that were individually recorded without authorization to produce “Strawberry on Ice.”
After months of talks, the plaintiffs reached an agreement with Davido on March 14, 2025, to resolve the conflict. In the settlement, Davido agreed to pay $45,000 and provide the plaintiffs 40% of the rights to the song’s underlying composition, “Strawberry on Ice,” as well as 20% of the earnings from the sound recording of the song. Davido did not keep his part of the agreement when he said he would pay before the scheduled date of March 24.
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