Nigerian musician CKay claims that when he approached several of his colleagues about working together, they rejected him. This prevented him from building on the success of his hit song, “Love Nwantiti,” on a worldwide scale.
In an interview with the Afrobeats Podcast, the singer stated he was perplexed as to why “Love Nwantiti” had never taken home any honours in Nigeria, even after receiving over a billion plays and numerous accolades outside.
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.’”
