Headies Award founder, Ayo Animashaun, has taken a dig at Nigerian artistes for his or her obsession with international awards.
In a sequence of social media posts, he vented over how they rush to post entries to international award our bodies that don’t even care about them and proudly put up about it, however gained’t post to the Headies, but bitch about no longer being nominated.
He stated so long as those that have the benefit of the Headies respect it, the artistes see causes in taking it to the moon, and their sponsors see the imaginative and prescient, they may be able to stand firmly by way of their choices.
Animashaun famous how everyone seems to be entitled to an opinion, however no longer each opinion carries equivalent weight.
“Tom, Dick, and Harry will post entries to international award our bodies that don’t even care about them and proudly put up about it.
“However those identical other folks gained’t post their entries to the Headies, but they’ll bitch about no longer being nominated.
Humorous!!!
“So long as those that have the benefit of what we do perceive and respect it, the artistes perceive why taking The Headies to the moon every now and then is the precise transfer, and our sponsors see the imaginative and prescient, we will stand firmly by way of our choices. Everyone seems to be entitled to an opinion, however no longer each opinion carries equivalent weight.
“Posterity might be sort to those that see chances ahead of they grow to be evident. I’ve attended the Grammys ahead of, and other folks I met in LA didn’t even know the rite used to be taking place.
In the meantime, everybody again house knew about it.
“Why is it no large deal when a best US artist publicly boycotts the Grammys, but it turns into a big controversy when a Nigerian artiste can’t attend The Headies for a sound reason why?
“Ten toxīcity and negativity we direct at our personal establishments are troubling.
Why will we steadily obtain our most powerful toughen and warmest reception in another country?
And why does the toughen from our personal other folks appear to develop when we take what we do past our shores?”
In 2024, the Headies award doubled down at the downplay of Nigerian artists on the Grammy Awards.
There used to be outrage on social media after no Nigerian artist gained any awards on the 2024 Grammys. Burna Boy who scored 4 nominations misplaced all of them to his opponents. In a similar fashion, Davido misplaced his 3 Grammy nominations. Asake, Ayra Starr, and Olamide additionally misplaced their awards.
Reacting to their loss, Headies had quoted a tweet pronouncing that the Headies must grow to be the go-to award for Nigerians.
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