Monday, April 6, 2026 - Singer, Omah Stanley Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has expressed deep concern over the reduction in the quality of Nigerian music and Afrobeats in general, in recent years.
In a recent interview with ViewsFrance, the Soso hitmaker
accused his colleagues of not putting effort into music-making anymore.
He alleged that a lot of artists are after quick money and
fame and doesn’t care about musical depth or lyrical substance.
He explained that the trend is affecting Afrobeats and the
African culture negatively, especially overseas.
The singer urged his colleagues to improve their craft and
give the new generation quality music.
Omah Lay said, “Nigerian Music is drifting towards a place
where artists are not putting so much efforts in the art anymore.
“And that is also hurting my culture. Most artists are just
playing with music these days and really not trying to improve the sound and
the whole creativity around it.
“It is just quick money and it is really dipping the
audience and the new generation, that level of music is what they are growing
to and they are even doing worse.
“I don’t want to blame the globalisation of Afrobeats for
that but that could also be one of the reasons. Generally, it is a good that
that Afrobeats to the world is happening and people are getting to know us from
our music. But I just wish we could strive to raise the bar a little more with
the craft.”
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