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Jamaican roots reggae musician known for chart success in Jamaica and the UK has broken his silence on a lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group for royalties owing to him for almost 50 years as he watched his music being exploited without compensation.

The ‘Let The Power Fall’ singer took to instagram to release a full statement on the suit against the major label which now owns Polygram, the company that bought his catalogue as part of a USD300 million sale of the Chris Blackwell owned Island Records in 1989.

Blackwell himself pocketed $80 million when he sold the legendary record label according to his Memoir: ‘The Islander’, and paid other shareholders like U2 who was given a piece of the company in a deal before the sale due to royalties owed.

Romeo, real name Maxwell Smith was not as lucky as U2 however, because he said it has been an uphill battle to get paid for some of his biggest hits.

“After 47 years, I have exhausted every resource available to me to get this matter rectified. I had to sit on the side as my most eminent piece of work was exploited without proper compensation. I have seen and heard my music and voice being used in numerous commercial ventures and have only reaped from the opportunity to perform these songs for my fans live in concert,” he said.