Rwandan journalist and musician Yago Pon Dat says his YouTube channel, Yago TV Show, has received a third strike following complaints he attributes to singer Bruce Melodie and his team, leaving the channel facing permanent removal in eight days.
In a post on X on October 15, 2026, Yago said the latest complaints relate to several interviews he had conducted with Bruce Melodie over the years.
He said he had decided to delete all interviews featuring the singer, as well as other content about him, but ruled out apologising.
“Bruce Melodie and his team have filed another complaint against Yago TV Show, this time over different interviews we had with him at various times. As we speak, Yago TV Show has received three strikes, and there are eight days left before it is removed from YouTube,” Yago wrote.
Despite the threat to his channel, Yago said he remained hopeful and urged his supporters to stay strong.
Yago TV Show currently has more than 878,000 subscribers. Losing the channel would be a major setback for his work producing and sharing content with his audience.
The potential loss could also affect his wider career, as Yago has spent years focusing on his own entertainment projects and YouTube platform rather than working for other media outlets.
The fallout between Yago and Bruce Melodie began in August 2025, when the journalist started criticising the singer on social media.
Bruce Melodie later said he had forgiven Yago, although the two had never met face-to-face to discuss their differences.
During a TikTok interaction with his fans, the singer said: “I don’t know what I had done wrong to him. But if he decided to apologise, then I also had to forgive him.”
Their relationship reportedly deteriorated again following the release of Bruce Melodie’s recent song, Irya 4. Yago criticised the song’s 10 commandments, arguing that some of the messages could mislead people and comparing them to principles that oppose God’s commandments.
In response, Bruce Melodie used the song’s own lyrics to hit back at the journalist.
“The first commandment does not apply to a fool; you cannot ask someone who is already a fool to learn how to be one. The second commandment does not apply to a blabbermouth; you cannot ask a blabbermouth to keep a secret,” he said.
