American singer and rapper Melissa Viviane Jefferson, aka Lizzo, has claimed that her declining fan base is a result of switching from radio to streaming.
In response to a fan’s X post stating that her fan base has been declining over the last two years, Lizzo clarified that she is a “radio darling” and that most people first heard her music on the radio. She added that the current transition from radio to streaming caused her to lose the majority of her fan base.
Lizzo asserted that saboteurs are also targeting her career.
The Grammy-winning singer stated that she is currently doing her best to stay afloat.
“…The industry changed so much in the last 3 yrs. streaming replaced radio and I was a radio darling. That’s how my fans discovered my music. Not to mention the very obvious and public attack on my career changed things,” Lizzo’s post partly read.
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Tributes for British-Nigerian musician Mark Orabiyi, better known by his stage name Talay Riley, who passed away on Friday in Silvertown, UK, from stab wounds, are still coming in.
The UK Metropolitan Police stated in a statement on Saturday that Mr Orabiyi, 35, had been stabbed and was discovered by the police emergency team in the yard of a residence on Rayleigh Road.
“Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene,” the police said.
The police said “A man in his 20s who was also taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds, remains in hospital.’ His condition is not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.”
According to the police, three people were arrested on Friday, June 5, on suspicion of murder.
They disclosed that a 27-year-old man has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
It stated that after questioning, a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were released with no further action.
Since his death was announced, eulogies have come from the family and fans of the late musician, who had two albums titled “Yinka, Vol. 1” in 2019 and “Going To California” in 2011.
