Regional artists fight to have more local than Nigerian music played
2 April 2014
So of late there seems to be an ongoing battle by artists to curb the growth and popularity of the Nigerian music industry within East Africa by regional artists and Bebe Cool is the latest artist to join the bandwagon of artists who are fighting for this cause.
He is currently at loggerheads with a popular radio DJ named DJ Beekay in Uganda after last week he urged all artists to shun DJ’s, TVs and Radio stations that played more Nigerian music than the local music, causing Fatboy to respond through a press releasing stating the following;
“This man does not understand how the radio industry works. They are not charities. They exist to make money, if Ugandan artists want their music played on radio, they need to make GOOD music”
Bebe Cool then took to his Facebook page sharing the following post
"A simple message to a one called DJ beekay,u said u don't have my songs on yo play list coz they r not good for u n that I shud pik a leaf from your choice artist,well I think u need to know that u used to work at SANYU FM and now u work at Xfm.Simple to evaluate,IF U HAD A GOOD PLAY LIST,U WUD STILL BE AT RADIO SANYU.(note beekay u need to learn how to read and digest pipoz statuses then comment).U say am popular,do u think I give out eggs to be popular or do good music?,hoping u even know the difference between fame and popularity.Grow up,when I wrote about playing Ugandan music more than Nigerian music,I was simply calling on PATRIOTS not losers.TO ALL THE OTHER DJS,KINDLY PUSH MORE OF YOURS COZ THESE R U BROTHERS N SISTERS TRYING TO WORK SO HARD,THE LATE PHILLY,ELLY WAMALA,PAUL JOB KAFERO,WERE SUPPORTED AND PUSHED BY HOME PIPO DESPITE QUALITY AND TYPE OF MUSIC.Lastly,when climbing a tree,u don't start from the leaves,u start from the stem.UGANDA MUSIC HAS COME FROM SO FAR TO BE HERE,AM UGANDAN I WILL FIGHT FOR UGANDAN.No disrespect to Nigeria ,am only fighting for my country too.thx"
What's your take on this whole issue, do you support artists in their fight to have more of their music aired?
He is currently at loggerheads with a popular radio DJ named DJ Beekay in Uganda after last week he urged all artists to shun DJ’s, TVs and Radio stations that played more Nigerian music than the local music, causing Fatboy to respond through a press releasing stating the following;
“This man does not understand how the radio industry works. They are not charities. They exist to make money, if Ugandan artists want their music played on radio, they need to make GOOD music”
Bebe Cool then took to his Facebook page sharing the following post
"A simple message to a one called DJ beekay,u said u don't have my songs on yo play list coz they r not good for u n that I shud pik a leaf from your choice artist,well I think u need to know that u used to work at SANYU FM and now u work at Xfm.Simple to evaluate,IF U HAD A GOOD PLAY LIST,U WUD STILL BE AT RADIO SANYU.(note beekay u need to learn how to read and digest pipoz statuses then comment).U say am popular,do u think I give out eggs to be popular or do good music?,hoping u even know the difference between fame and popularity.Grow up,when I wrote about playing Ugandan music more than Nigerian music,I was simply calling on PATRIOTS not losers.TO ALL THE OTHER DJS,KINDLY PUSH MORE OF YOURS COZ THESE R U BROTHERS N SISTERS TRYING TO WORK SO HARD,THE LATE PHILLY,ELLY WAMALA,PAUL JOB KAFERO,WERE SUPPORTED AND PUSHED BY HOME PIPO DESPITE QUALITY AND TYPE OF MUSIC.Lastly,when climbing a tree,u don't start from the leaves,u start from the stem.UGANDA MUSIC HAS COME FROM SO FAR TO BE HERE,AM UGANDAN I WILL FIGHT FOR UGANDAN.No disrespect to Nigeria ,am only fighting for my country too.thx"
What's your take on this whole issue, do you support artists in their fight to have more of their music aired?
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