Ciara’s latest single, ‘Freak
Me’, featuring Tekno, samples a large portion of Tiwa Savage’s 2016 song,
‘Before Nko’.
Shout out to @TiwaSavage on the inspiration and sample used in #FreakMe! She’s a beast! I fell in love with the melody when I first heard it in Africa 3 years ago ❤️💃🏽. So good. #AfroWave— Ciara (@ciara) August 10, 2018
Despite the ‘Lova Lova’ singer
being listed on the song’s credits and Ciara acknowledging her on Twitter, a
section of Nigerians on social media insist the American singer did not take
permission for the sampling.
“I’m not at liberty to discuss it
right now,” Savage said when asked to clarify the incident in an interview on
SoundCity FM on Tuesday.
Savage went on to say she has
“written for other international artistes before but they haven’t sampled my
record”.
When asked about her relationship
with Yemi Alade, the ‘Lova Lova’ singer said, “there’s no bad vibe between us”.
Fans of Alade and Savage
regularly pit the two singers against each other, sparking rumours of a discord
between them.
“Every time we see each other,
it’s just a mutual respect we have for each other and that’s not be trying to
be political about it,” she added. “It’s definitely it’s just a mutual
respect.”
Savage also spoke about the
terrain of the music industry for female artistes. She said women are still
able to build successful careers despite having to work “ten times” harder than
their male colleagues.
“There are a lot of female
artistes and they are not getting airplay and they get their videos played on
TV,” the singer said.
“I don’t think that’s the fault
or the female artiste of their management.
“I think, especially in Nigeria,
or in Africa, we are just accustomed to male artistes. We’re accustomed to
their sound, their brand, their lifestyle, everything.
“We’re accustomed to them being
stars and that just needs to change. But I think a lot of females are doing it.
“They are working ten times as
hard but they are still doing it.”
Savage bragged about her work
ethic, saying she gets an average of “three to four” hours of sleep daily.
“I work a lot, I work hard and
people around me know,” she said.
“I’m not even exaggerating, I
probably get three to four hours at most of sleep in a day.
“I’m in the studio. Even if I’m
not recording I’m sleeping in the studio just absorbing sound and just being
around that environment.
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