Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage has expressed discomfort with being labelled the “Queen of Afrobeats”, a title often attached to her name by fans and some creative arts personalities.
The award-winning artiste argued that there are many other female artistes who deserve such a title.
“Yeah, they call me the Queen of Afrobeats, but there are a lot of us that are Queens,” she noted.
Tiwa Savage explained that accepting such a label often comes with pressure which is not comfortable with.
“Personally, I don’t like that tag, it’s uncomfortable because I feel like if I start accepting it, I need to be humble and secondly, it doesn’t make sense to me. So, I don’t accept it,” she said.
While she may not embrace the title, Tiwa expressed gratitude to her fanbase for recognizing her impact and contributions to the genre.
According to her, the title is probably because she was one of the first Nigerian female acts to break through on a major level.
” But I appreciate it. I do appreciate it because it’s not something I came up with. I think it’s because I’m one of the first female artistes in Nigeria to breakthrough. I do appreciate that, and I’m not taking it for granted,” she added.
Credit: 3news.com
