Stanley Omah Didia, known professionally as Omah Lay shares a disturbing story of how he was betrayed by a fellow colleague in the Nigerian music industry.
In an international interview, the Afrobeat star revealed how an artiste he loves and shared his idea with, went behind his back to release his own album with the stolen sound.
Omah Lay discloses that he was not planning on telling the public but he is pissed about being stolen from. He said he was thinking of collaborating with this person but was betrayed.
While many netizens took guesses at whom the intellectual thief might be, many remarked on the fickle nature of industry friendships.
Here are some of their comments:
Chi Oma Sucre Mbamalu: Nawa ooo. It’s cold out there
Queen Ebube Eloagu: But I thought male friendship is the best and female friendships are fake😂
Blinky Martyn: Happens a lot! Entertainment world is the real ghetto! You fit even record new song and person hear am, e go rush go do the same and fess you drop am on all streaming platforms. You no go fit drop your own again cos it will be flagged. You share an idea about an event you think would sell and boom!..the person don rush fess you put up a show. Clear road for people wey dey dis industry o! You gatto be ghetto enough to survive. 🤣
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