In the past two days, a screenshot of a post by an account believed to be in Vu Cat Tuong's team has been showing indignation, accusing a singer of frequently singing the song If without permission, attracting attention.

Although the original article did not mention anyone by name, many fanpages and social media channels reposted it, criticizing singer Lam Bao Ngoc by name.

After receiving the information, Lam Bao Ngoc contacted the company, manager and singer Vu Cat Tuong to clarify the issue but received no response. Therefore, she announced the information widely to the audience.

"I affirm that I am always aware of the importance and respect for copyright issues when exploiting content from other units. I always emphasize and request to implement copyright issues when participating in performances with organizing units," she said.

Specifically, before each performance contract, Lam Bao Ngoc requested clarification on the registration of the song list and expressed the mandatory clause "The Organizing Committee is responsible for applying for a license and performing copyright obligations for songs that are not exclusively owned by singer Lam Bao Ngoc".

Lam Bao Ngoc and Vu Cat Tuong. Photo: FBNV

After that, she and her team continued to monitor the contract, recording the units' full implementation of music copyright obligations.

Regarding the song If - composed by Vu Cat Tuong and authorized by the Vietnam Center for Music Copyright Protection (VCPMC), Lam Bao Ngoc affirmed that he always asked for permission to perform and paid the full fee.

When organizing the Ngoc mini-concert in December 2023, she and her crew attached a repertoire of 16 songs, including If , along with a royalty receipt to the show's application and submitted it to the authorities to request a performance license.

Regarding posting the cover clip on the personal YouTube channel, the singer has paid royalties for copyright use to VCPMC and fully recorded the author's information below the video.

Despite fulfilling his obligations to music copyright, Lam Bao Ngoc still apologized to singer Vu Cat Tuong and the audience for causing them upset.

After the incident, she looked back at herself and learned from her experience "to be more subtle in singing covers". The singer hopes to be recognized for her talent instead of arguing on social media.

If was performed by Lam Bao Ngoc in The Voice 2019, and a cover video was released in 2020. She also performed the song on several stages.

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