Do2dtun, a Nigerian on-air personality and OAP, has slammed South African singer Tyla after her victory speech at the 2024 VMA Awards.
Tyla, who was nominated alongside Tems, Ayra Starr, Davido, and Burna Boy, received the Best Afrobeats Award.
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Tyla, speaking during the event, criticized the classification of African artists as Afrobeats, despite the genre’s tremendous influence and success. She also claimed to be an Amapiano singer, not Afrobeats.
Reacting to her comment in a series of posts on his X handle, Do2dtun slammed her for receiving an award which didn’t represent her art, considering her Amapiano claim.
He wrote, “Aunty @tyla aka am not Afrobeats, I am Amapiano. We have heard you but your song “Water” is not amapiano either. If you thought you were categorized in a wrong category, you should have given the award back or denounced the nomination.
“You clearly took an award that didn’t represent you or your sound from that statement you made.”