Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage, says she is afraid to sign artists to her music label.
In an interview with Forbes Africa, Savage said she does not think she has the “gift” to sign upcoming musicians.
The 45-year-old singer also disclosed that it is a “stressful” task and she might be unable to control their actions.
However, she added that she would rather build a music school where upcoming singers could learn and later be signed by labels.
“Everyone always says to me, ‘when are you going to sign an artiste?’. I don’t think I have the gift to sign another artiste, because artistes are stressful. I could just be sleeping, and then I will wake up and my artist is trending for something else,” Tiwa said.
“But I do have the gift to help. Which is why I am trying to do the music school. There you can go and later sign to a label that can help you.’’
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Savage rose to prominence after releasing her breakout single ‘Kele Kele Love’ in 2010.
She has since established herself as one of the most prominent names in the Nigerian music landscape. She has also won numerous global awards.
The songstress released ‘Water and Garri’ in August 2021 while her debut film of the same name premiered on Prime Video on May 10.
In a revealing interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1 in New York, Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage spoke out about the measures she took to handle the viral leak of her private bedroom tape.
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The Afrobeats singer, widely recognised for her hit ‘Kele Kele Love’, disclosed that she paid an IT expert to remove the explicit video from the internet and all mobile devices after it was used in an attempt to blackmail her.
Tiwa Savage’s personal ordeal began in October 2021 when she first announced she was being blackmailed with the sex tape, recorded with a person she was dating at the time.
The incident had significant repercussions, including the loss of several ambassadorial roles.
“My biggest fear about my s*x tape leaking was that my son might one day see it,” Tiwa Savage stated. “But I got in touch with an IT expert who hacked the video from the internet and everyone’s mobile device. Right now, you can’t find it anywhere. Even if you had it stored on your phone.”
