Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has accused a popular radio station in Lagos, Cool FM Nigeria and CloudAfrica FM of blacklisting her for not attending their event.
In a post via X, the 35-year-old revealed that Cool FM had invited her to perform at their December 2023 event, but she couldn’t make it.
After reaching out to apologize, she felt ignored by them. Unknown to her, the managers of Cool FM and CloudAfrica FM held her absence against her, resulting in her music being blacklisted from their 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 wrote.
She expressed her shock at how her entire music catalogue was removed from the station’s playlist, meaning that no one at their station could play her songs, whether past or present.
“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 stated.
Furthermore, she accused them of intimidation and trying to ‘play God’.
“The common decency to reach out and clear up any misunderstanding caused by sheer carelessness on your part for a whole year, and your next move is to place an embargo on my songs? Remove my whole catalogue, ”she continued in another tweet.