Tag: Omah Lay

Omah Lay, the world-famous Nigerian singer, has stated that the afrobeats genre is being threatened.

He lamented that the genre was being diluted to appeal to foreign audiences and becoming overly commercial.

Speaking on the Zach Sang Show, Omah Lay stated that the afrobeats genre is no longer in safe hands.

He said the lucrative nature of the genre is making a lot of artists sing for money rather than passion.

“There is too much money in Afrobeats. Afrobeats artists are just trying to grab the money,” he said.

“I believe people are messing Afrobeats up. I also believe it is becoming very commercial. Right now, I don’t believe Afrobeats is in safe hands.”

Recently, the afrobeats genre has been attracting criticism, with foremost Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton describing it as “f*ckery.”

He claimed in his controversial interview that afrobeats had no substance and would fade with time.

Omah Lay, the world-famous Nigerian singer, has claimed that a colleague he shared the idea of what was supposed to be his next album with, stole the idea to make his own album.

He stated that he shared the idea with the unnamed colleague because they wanted to collaborate but the artist went to release an album with the same idea he shared with him.

Speaking on the Zach Sang Show, Omah Lay said the incident made him re-record his album.

“My song ‘Holy Ghost’ is a new sound. I was going to make the whole album with the new sound but along the line, I changed my mind,” he said.

“I shared an idea with a certain artist and the artist went ahead and put out an album with my idea and I had to re-record my album.

“He came to me and I accepted for us to collaborate. Of course, it’s an artist that I love. And I told him where I’m headed with the sound. Five months later, he put out an album with exactly all the same sound that I shared with him.

“I had to go back and remake my album which is actually going to be the greatest album of all time in Afrobeats history.”

In a video, Nigerian artist Omah Lay is seen shouting out to the woman he danced with during his “Boy Alone Tour” performance in Europe.

On Tuesday, February 20, the incident took place at London’s Eventim Apollo.

Remember how Omah Lay caused a commotion when, while performing his song “Bend You,” he allegedly asked a female fan who was going to the show with her boyfriend to join him on stage?

Online videos of the pair’s silhouettes posted by attendees sparked controversy, with many criticizing them.

Omah Lay wrote a reply to the fan professing his love for her in spite of the strong criticism.

Shopsydoo, a British-Nigerian media personality, was heard pleading with Omah Lay to give the fan—whom he named as Fafa—a shoutout in a video that went viral on social media.

The vocalist complied.

“Oga, give Fafa a shoutout, that your fan,” said Shopsydoo.

Omah Lay: “Is that her name, Fafa? I adore you, Fafa.

The well-known Nigerian singer Stanley Omah Didia, better known by his stage name Omah Lay, has declared a musical hiatus.

The crooner of “Soso” informed his fans not to anticipate hearing any new music from him very soon.

“I won’t be releasing any new music to you anytime soon,” he just posted on Instagram.

He didn’t say why he took a hiatus from music. On the other hand, Omah Lay wrote, “I need a little more love,” in another post.

Many of his fans are in a panic after hearing of his declaration, and many of them are pleading with the artist to change his mind on social media.

Nigerian singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay has sparked reactions on ‘X’ platform over his recent tweet.

The ”So So’ crooner took to the microblogging platform to explain his current emotional state.

In a tweet on his page, he revealed that he doesn’t feel anything anymore.

He wrote;

“I don’t feel nothing no more”

His tweet has sparked reactions as fans ask if he is okay.

See reactions below;

@chii_ogbu said: “I don’t know what this means but I hope you’re fine. You’re talented, young, loved and barely scratched the surface of your potential. Be well ❤️”

@Dandy__x remarked: “You don’t feel nothing ke??! Abeg feel sad oo. Feel sad and put it in a song 🙄🙄”

@KinqKudos wrote: “This boy needs help, who knows his parents please?”

datguyfawwaz penned: “The fact that some of you are not feeling any concern for him is alarming and just mentioning the quality of music his sadness gives you people..”

Famous singer Stanley Omah Didia, aka Omah Lay has opened up that he once thought of converting to Islam.

According to him, he contemplated converting to Islam at some point despite being born into a Christian home.

Omah Lay further stated that he doesn’t care about religion anymore.

He, however, said he believes in the existence of God.

Speaking in a recent interview with media personality Wunmi Bello, Omah Lay said, “As soon as I made money, I just switched; I just believed in God and became more human than religious. I don’t just enjoy religion anymore.

“I grew up in a Christian home. I spent a lot of time in church. And at some point, I was going to convert to Islam. But now I’m at the point where it’s just me and God. Not religion. Because I really don’t know anything about religion. That’s the problem. These holy books and what everybody is saying, I know it sounds true but these are just books that I can not find evidence that this was written by God or his servants.

“So, I just feel like I don’t know anything in as much as I know the bible, Jesus and Allah. But at the end, I don’t have evidence. The only evidence I have is that there’s a God who is moving me. I know that there must be something that’s somewhere that’s in charge of this whole thing. I believe it’s God.”

Afrobeats star, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has revealed that he struggled with fame which affected his mental health.

The singer disclosed this in his recent interview with media personality, Adesope Olajide, on the Afrobeats Podcast.

Omah Lay said that with time, he became used to it and learned how to move at his own pace.

He said: “At first I struggled, and it put me in a bad mental state because I was still trying to learn my ways.

“If I can put my vulnerabilities in my song, then I can talk about them. My music is all about my real life experiences, and I know the world is listening to it.”