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How my colleagues refused to collaborate with me – CKay
Nigerian singer CKay has revealed that he aimed to solidify the global success of his hit track, ‘Love Nwantiti,’ but faced rejection when he approached some of his colleagues for collaboration.
During a conversation on the latest episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, CKay expressed his confusion over ‘Love Nwantiti’ not receiving any awards in Nigeria despite accumulating over a billion streams and earning numerous accolades internationally.
The singer’s remarks shed light on the challenges he encountered in expanding the song’s reach and recognition, despite its remarkable achievements on the global stage.
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.’”