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International Sponsors Have Not Helped Nigerian Artistes –Report
It is quite obvious that most
of Nigeria’s musicians possess the Midas touch with almost every piece of music translating to pure art, Exponential returns, valid international recognition etc, yet they crave for international collaborations with foreign artistes.
According to a recent report circulating in the social media, it was observed that collaborations with foreign artistes have not done much for the Nigerian artistes over the years.
It is futile to have an American artiste come in on a collabo with his Nigerian counterpart just for the sake of garnishing our artistes’ Wikipedia page and personal websites. It is not enough to have the song in the artiste’s album when he or she cannot command the same respect on international scenes, there will always be the class difference between Nigerian artistes and their American counterparts.
According to the report, it is really painful how our artistes do not even know or appear not to know what they are worth otherwise what does Ice Prince stands to gain in a collabo with a D-List American artist like French Montana.
Ice Prince, the most successful Nigerian rapper’s collabo with Joel Ortiz is another reference point. Though there is nothing wrong in the partnership, but if there is not complete maximisation of these things then if is almost a futile process as it concerns the lunch of his recent album titled “Fire of Zamani”.
It was also pointed out that P-Square’s collabo with Rick Ross did not in any way increase their status or enhance their performance fee nor did 2Face Idibia’s African queen song stop being his biggest hit ever. His collabo with Bridget Kelly on “Let Somebody Love Yore” did not make any impact on his status as an international star, so also are other artistes including Timaya who featured Sean Paul in his song “Bum Bum,” among others. So what exactly do these collabos do with Nigerian artistes?
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.