Yemi Alade slams colleagues for downplaying Afrobeats genre

Nigerian vocalist Yemi Alade has berated her colleagues who downplay the Afrobeats genre.
She said that portion it is not incorrect for artists to denounce Afrobeats particularly if they consciousness it doesn’t specify their art, it is hypocrisy for them to downplay the genre, adding that it has contributed to each Nigerian artist’s development.

On her X handle, the ‘Johnny’ crooner wrote: “I don’t spot thing incorrect successful informing your listeners of the genre of euphony an creator makes particularly erstwhile you consciousness it doesn’t specify your art.

“Just Announce your Genre successful peace. Downplaying the relation Afrobeats has played successful each artist’s improvement is hypocrisy.”

Alade’s societal media outburst is coming against the backdrop of immoderate Nigerian singers including Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy denouncing the Afrobeats genre.

They each claimed that they ditched the genre due to the fact that each African artists boxed into Afrobeats careless of their philharmonic styles.