Nigerian singer, CKay has revealed that he tried to build on the global popularity of his smash hit, ‘Love Nwantiti,’ but some of his peers rejected his requests for collaboration.
In the most recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, the singer also said he was baffled by the lack of recognition for ‘Love Nwantiti’ in Nigeria despite getting over a billion streams and winning many awards overseas.
He said, “I have my reservations about awards in general. Because I feel there’s so much involved. And the people who run the awards, I don’t know them or their motives. I have seen so many situations where music that is deserving doesn’t get any recognition. Not just the Grammys, even [Nigerian awards] back home.
“It’s interesting that ‘Love Nwantiti’ that’s 6x platinum, has no award in Nigeria. I don’t know if I would use the word shameful. It’s interesting because it begs so many questions. That’s why I have my reservations about awards.”
CKay continued: “I would like to believe that there’s a lot of love in the [Nigerian music] industry, but unfortunately, I don’t think I am correct. I feel I’m very open. I mean, I’m not open like that.
“To be fair, I am a reserved person. But in terms of collaborations, I have had so many situations where I tried to collaborate with some people in the industry but they were acting funny even After ‘Love Nwantiti.’
