Top Nigerian artist Tiwa Savage, has claimed that there is a pervasive nature of exploitation in Nigeria's music industry

[Augusta]

Tiwa Savage has claimed that there is a pervasive nature of exploitation in the country’s music industry Speakingat a panel discussion organised by Entertainment Week Africa, Savage shared personal experiences of being pressured to offer s3xual favours in exchange for career opportunities.

According to Savage, she has been told to visit influential male executives to secure bookings and has lost endorsement deals for refusing to compromise her values.

She said, “I had been told that if I didn’t go and see ‘this chairman’ personally, I would not be put on a show. I lost an endorsement because I refused to go to Dubai with a man who is one of the owners of the company.

“That was when I realised that they don’t value my talent but my body, which I was only flaunting as part of branding. It ended up hurting me because that is all they were seeing.”

 

[kit_hung]

Sad that greed is pushing certain actors to exploit others.
exploitation is not only prevalent in Nigeria's music industry. It is rife in virtually all spheres of life.
Sob.

 

[eLdavis]

Am not surprised about this, most of the celebrities you see out there today had to do things they aren't proud of just to be in the level they are in today.

 

[kit_hung]

Exploitation is rife in virtually all sectors, especially in countries that lack sufficient human rights and labor protections. Nigeria's music industry is just but one poisoned space.