In a recent interview on the Afrobeats Podcast, Nigerian artist CKay revealed his desire to build upon the international success of his popular track, ‘Love Nwantiti,’ by collaborating with fellow musicians.
However, he was disappointed when some of his colleagues declined his requests for collaboration.
Additionally, CKay expressed confusion over the fact that ‘Love Nwantiti’ failed to win any awards in Nigeria, despite achieving over a billion streams and receiving numerous accolades internationally.
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.’”
