Grammy Awards says in a now-deleted post: “Wizkid is an up-and-coming black artist everyone should put on their radar”

Wizkid is an up-and-coming black artist everyone should put on their radar — Grammy Awards says in a now-deleted post.

The American award organisers had written Wizkid’s name under a post that read: “Who is an up-and-coming Black artist everyone should have on their radar?” shared via their Instastory.

This didn’t sit well with some Nigerians, especially Wizkid’s fans who considered it demeaning given the singer’s status as one of the most successful music artists in Africa. 

Aside from Record Academy receiving a backlash for the post, music fans have also engaged in word war over the post.

Here is DAILY POST’s compilation of some of the reactions:

@heisdio25: “Forget stanship this is actually disrespectful considering Wizkid is a top three afrobeats artiste.”

@esportpridee1: “Wiz kid up and coming ke? Is Grammy mad?”

@oxfybi: “Wizkid isn’t up-and-coming, tf?”

The American award organisers had written Wizkid’s name under a post that read: “Who is an up-and-coming Black artist everyone should have on their radar?” shared via their Instastory.