-
Naomi Campbell reacts to Wizkid’s loss, says Grammy is tone-deaf to the universe
-
Naomi Campbell calls for the creation of Afrobeats category following Wizkid’s defeat
Following Wizkid’s Grammy defeat, Naomi Campbell criticizes the Recording Academy for not paying attention to what’s going on in the universe.
The 51-year-old actress also chastised the Recording Academy, the Grammy Awards’ organizers, for misrepresenting Wizkid’s album ‘Made In Lagos,’ as well as the song ‘Essence,’ which features Tems.
Wizkid was defeated by Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani vocalist residing in Brooklyn in the Best Global song performance and by Angelique Kijo in the Best Global World Album, at the 64th Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022.
The snub has been widely discussed by influential players in the music industry since then.
Naomi Campbell, a British model, actress, singer, and businesswoman who also happens to be Wizkid’s friend, offers the latest reaction. She is displeased with the loss.
She didn’t hesitate to criticize the Recording Academy on her Instagram page, accusing the committee of failing to pay attention to what was going on in the universe.
Naomi also suggested that they create categories for Afrobeats like Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
RELATED:
In her words, Naomi said,
“To my brother @wizkidayo ,#MadeinLagos was beyond a phenomenal album !! WINNER WITHOUT DOUBT !! You are the KING of the people , that has bought AFROBEATS mainstream , that means more than any academy of any sort .. ❤️????????????
@recordingacademy Once again you choose to be tone deaf to what is going in the universe Changing World to Global is not Enough.. get up to speed on the state of all popular music and include Afrobeats Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and all the subcategories that this genre so deserves – just as an other respected and recognized musical genre.
#MadeinLagos Album and song Essence, Was clearly in the wrong category how can you ignore the song Essence , The song by Wizkid , and Tems that was covered and remixed by Justin Bieber , you seem to isolate under global , when it should have been in song of the year category
This is a mis representation and a neglectful categorization of Music ONCE AGAIN . Give Afrobeats the representation it deserves . You are .Ignoring 1.3 billion people It will only make us Rise !! Afrobeats in our hearts Africabeats to the world ! ????????❤️???????????? #grammys #africa #afrobeats .#STARBOY #BIGWIZ”
See her post below:
View this post on Instagram
Wizkid’s manager, Jada Pollock also reacted to this snub.