Mavin Record first lady, Tiwa
Savage has reacted to allegations that American singer, Ciara used her song
without seeking her consent. It would be recalled that when Ciara released
‘Freak Me’, featuring Tekno, she was
accused of sampling Tiwa Savage’s ‘Before Nko.’
In an interview with Capital
Xtra’s Tim Westwood, Savage described ‘Freak Me’ as a pleasant surprise.
She
said, “It’s amazing. It’s an honour. I knew she was going to sample the record. Her people had spoken to my people but I didn’t hear the final
product until it came out but it was a pleasant surprise. Big shout out to
her.”
Speaking on her upcoming collaboration with Coldplay, she said: “They
have a record with Stargate and it kinda has like an Afrobeat influence in it.
I have already worked with Stargate on a couple of records, so they wanted a
female vocal on it, so here I am. “When I was in the studio with Chris Martin,
he was so cool. I was so nervous, but he made it so easy.” The singer also
insisted that her collaboration with Duncan Mighty, ‘Lova Lova’, is currently
her favourite song, adding, “I knew it was a big record when I recorded it.”
According to afrobeats star, women suffering
inequality in the music industry is not limited to Nigeria alone.”I
think it’s all over the world actually. I have heard other female acts from
America, the UK talk about how hard it is. “I think it’s a lot easier to accept
male artistes songs. On radio, they
get played quicker. Sometimes, I
feel like some records when I have male artistes on them are accepted a lot quicker.
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