Popular Nigerian singer David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has admitted that the prominence that Nigerian musicians are currently enjoying has been sacrificed by their predecessors as he speaks up about his first international deal with Sony.
In a recent interview, the “Stand Strong” crooner discussed this and mentioned that he had signed with Sony Music in 2016, marking his first worldwide contract.
The singer claimed that because Sony was the label that signed him, they had to produce an album with him, and as such, they selected the producers and other musicians.
He claimed that the album was a failure by his standards and that he was forced to hire his producers again in Nigeria as the other ones were unable to appreciate the sound of African music.
According to Davido, the success that Nigerian musicians are currently experiencing is a result of the efforts of their predecessors, including P-Square, 2Face, and Dbanj. The next generation of artists will benefit more from the current generation’s output.
Watch him speak below,
“The first EP we dropped under Sony was a failure” – Davido pic.twitter.com/sUQ5VBEjf2
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