Nigerian OAP, Do2dtun, criticized South African singer Tyla for her acceptance speech at the 2024 VMA Awards.
Tyla won the Best Afrobeats Award, but during her speech, she questioned the categorization of African artists under the Afrobeats label, stating that she is an Amapiano singer.
Do2dtun took to his social media handle to express his disagreement with Tyla’s comments, pointing out that receiving an award for Afrobeats when she identifies as an Amapiano singer does not truly represent her art.
He wrote, “Aunty @tyla aka am not Afrobeats, I am Amapiano. We have heard you but your song “Water” is not amapiano either. If you thought you were categorized in a wrong category, you should have given the award back or denounced the nomination.
“You clearly took an award that didn’t represent you or your sound from that statement you made.”
