Ayobamiji Komolafe Nigerian On-Air Personality (OAP) Do2dtun has criticized South African singer, Tyla following her acceptance speech at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) where she won the Best Afrobeats Award.
On September 12, 2024, Do2dtun took to Instagram to express his dissatisfaction with Tyla’s comments during her speech, where she mentioned the diversity of African music beyond Afrobeats.
Do2dtun accused Tyla of misrepresenting her genre
He wrote, “Aunty @tyla aka am not Afrobeats, I am Amapiano.
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“We have heard you but your song ‘Water’ isn’t 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.”
Read excerpt of his Instagram post below:
