Davido, a popular afrobeat artist, has sparked debate after revealing the fee he costs to perform at an event.
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Davido revealed the number of events he attends in a month and the cost of having him on any show in an interview with Zahir Jooma, co-owner of the jewellery business Icebox.
The musician stated in a now-viral video that he now charges $600,000
“I mean now I charge $600,000 for a show. Now it is less. Actually. Because fewer people can pay. I do three to four shows in a month, which is $2 million to $3 million,” he said.
The video has garnered reactions from netizens:
b_josh007: “Wedding wey Jesus go self naaa free. He still performed wonders for them and changed water to wine.”
horlar_mhoney: “Money dey this music thing ooo person just talk for my side now say Ronaldo fit buy portable as pet.”
zaza mula11: “Davido can sing better than wizkid and new cat burna boy, davido still gets money pass.”
koko_btc0: “No wonder Davido no wan come Benin come perform, who would pay that kind amount?”
swagboy_nikky: “Don’t worry OBO, DJ dey wey go play all ur songs for my occasion and also add Wizkid and Asake plus others join with 50k.”