Nigeria’s music industry hurting me, says Ruger

• He noted that wack artistes whose works are nothing to write home about now go mainstream because they have deep pockets

Afrobeats singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, better known as Ruger, says the proliferation of untalented artistes in the Nigerian music industry makes him sad.

He noted that wack artistes whose works are nothing to write home about now go mainstream because they have deep pockets.

Ruger noted that these below par musicians rise quickly and gain popularity because they have money to splurge on extensive promotion and publicity.

Expressing his frustration in a post on X, he stated that the situation makes him sick at heart as it is hurting him.

On his X handle, Ruger wrote: “The music scene has been hurting me coz no matter how shit an artist is, once there’s money for hype, Otilo