By Obed David
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has accused Cool FM Nigeria and CloudAfrica FM of blacklisting her after she failed to attend their event.
She said Cool FM had invited her to perform at their event last year, but she failed to do so. She reached out and apologised but got a cold shoulder. Little did she know the managers of Cool FM and Clout Nigeria held it against her.
According to her, it led to her music being blacklisted from the platforms for nearly a year.
“Mr Serge and Mr Joseph, this life is not hard like that. WE SEE YOU… I SEE YOU @cloutafrica @CoolFMNigeria. This world is a small village. My God will fight for me… Una dey forms gatekeepers in 2024,” she tweeted.
She expressed surprise when her music catalogue was booted out of the station’s playlists, ensuring no one at their station played her songs.
“Since December 2023. I personally reached out in January. You are still refusing to play my music and giving my team a hard time. You’re not gatekeepers, and you are not God, Mr Serge Noujaim and Mr Joseph Adamu’’.
She also accused them of intimidation and trying to play God: “The common decency to reach out and clear out any misunderstanding borne out of sheer carelessness on your path for a whole year, and your next move is to place an embargo on my songs? Remove my whole catalogue,” she tweeted again.
The radio stations have not reacted or responded to the allegations she made.
