JLS star Aston Merrygold has publicly accused Warner Music UK of repeatedly attempting to block his 2015 solo hit Get Stupid, despite claiming he owns the master recording.
The singer took to his Instagram Stories to share his frustration, posting a screenshot of a removed video that featured the track, allegedly taken down due to copyright issues.
‘To this very day @warnermusicuk @warnermusic you continue to try block this s*** even tho I own the master? This s*** is CRAZY!’ he wrote.
‘From conception people really been trying to stop this train… I appreciate all the love always from my day ones.. teAM.’
Merrygold said he used to be ‘fuming’ over the situation, but now treats it with humour, adding that he expects more takedown notices from Warner in future.
The dispute comes just weeks after Merrygold was rushed to hospital.
He shared photos from the back of an ambulance, including one showing him giving a thumbs-up while lying on a stretcher with a drip in his hand.
‘It’s been an interesting 13 hrs,’ he captioned the post, without disclosing what had caused the emergency.
His hospitalisation followed JLS’s surprise appearance at Capital’s Summertime Ball, where the reunited boyband performed for a crowd of 80,000 at Wembley Stadium.
The performance marked a high point in a busy year for Merrygold and his bandmates (Marvin Humes, JB Gill, and Oritsé Williams) as they gear up for their 2025 The Club Is Alive UK tour, which includes shows in Glasgow and London’s O2 Arena.
Merrygold first rose to fame in 2008 on The X Factor, where JLS finished second to Alexandra Burke.
The group went on to achieve five UK number-one singles and sell millions of records before initially disbanding in 2013.
Since then, Merrygold has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, The Masked Singer, and recently voiced a character in the upcoming Disney/Pixar film Elio.
While he hasn’t shared any legal plans regarding the alleged interference from Warner, his post adds to the ongoing conversation around artist rights and control in the music industry.
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