Sometime last week, the news of Tiwa Savage’s exit from Mavin Records and subsequent venture into a recording agreement with international music label, Universal Music Group broke the internet and had the crowd go wild.
Fellow music acts, Burna Boy and Dammy Krane has things to say about artistes signing international deals.
Burna Boy aired his views about artists signing international deals on his Snapchat. He wrote: “I feel so sorry for all you Nigerian artistes jumping into these international deals. You guys don’t know what you’re doing. I will forever be grateful and thankful to my manager/mother for making sure I will never be an international victim. I feel bad for every single one of you. I’m hearing some really crazy s**t out here. I’m so sad for you all.”
Dammy Krane also had words, he said, “…no need to concentrate on Yankee market. It’s all about Africa. No black man can make it in America…”
Mo’Cheddah had different opinions on the matter. In a chat with Punch, she wondered about the negative comments people were making about Tiwa’s achievements and called on them to stop. She stated, “I don’t care what other people say, it’s a deal and that’s what’s important. It is good news and that is why I congratulated her. People should just be happy for her instead of trying to undermine what she’s doing. We shouldn’t even be talking about that.”