In the latest episode of Hangover on October 16, the guest was none other than Gigi de Lana. During the show, she was asked about her past run-in with copyright issues involving her cover songs.
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Gigi recalled that her channel was once &ldquo;shut down&rdquo; and her cover videos were taken down after receiving copyright strikes. &ldquo;At that time, I was speaking from an emotional standpoint,&rdquo; she admitted. &ldquo;My emotions were high, and my mental state wasn&rsquo;t stable. I wasn&rsquo;t thinking clearly.&rdquo;
She also cleared things up and apologized for what she said before, explaining that she didn&rsquo;t mean to disrespect any record label. &ldquo;Tama 'yung mga record labels. Actually, nag-reach out din ako kung puwedeng bayaran o tanggalin na lang &lsquo;yung song, pero baka busy lang sila kaya hindi nakasagot,&rdquo; she said.
Gigi expressed that she truly loves singing covers&mdash;something she has been doing since she was a kid. However, she now understands the importance of following proper licensing. &ldquo;Yeah, na-shutdown &lsquo;yung channel kasi hindi namin nagawa &lsquo;yung proper licensing,&rdquo; she said with honesty.
She shared that this experience taught her a valuable lesson about respecting the process and that getting the proper license will protect her work in the long run.
There you go, Fam! We&rsquo;ll still hear more covers from Gigi de Lana, but for now, let&rsquo;s show her some love by streaming her latest single, &ldquo;Ulap.&rdquo;