Davido Speaks on Afrobeats Inaugural Nomination at MTV VMAs: “I Always Knew We Would Be Global”

• Nigerian superstar Davido lauded the MTV Video Music Awards for the inclusion of the Afrobeats genre in their prestigious categories
• Afrobeats now stands among other established music genres like Latin, K-pop, rock, alternative, R&B, pop and hip-hop in the international awards
• The Unavailable hitmaker took a moment to appreciate the process it took for the West African sound to gain global acceptance

Nigerian Superstar Davido has commended the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) for adding the Afrobeats genre to one of the numerous categories

The VMAs took West Africans by surprise after Afrobeats made it this year to the list of the genre-specific category, which includes Latin (2006) and K-pop (2019), rock (1989), alternative (1991), R&B (1993) and pop and hip-hop (both 1999).

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Rema won the inaugural ‘Best Aftobeats’ category with his Calm Down remix featuring Selena Gomez.

The hotshot beat other Afrobeats contemporaries like Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Ayra Starr, Fireboy DML and Asake to clinch the inaugural award.

Speaking on the honourable recognition, Davido noted that he has known for a long time that the West African sound would be accepted internationally.

The DMW boss narrated the making of his viral hit Unavailable and how he had stayed true to his roots despite having several other cultural influences.

See his video below:

Davido’s interview at the VMAs sparks reactions online

Briefly News captured some of the comments below: 

_afeezco:

"If you love this man, tap in to for love of OBO."

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nysc_catalogue:

"Davido is one standout Afro beat star who deserves high praise for his indelible mark on the global music scene. Do not forget he was once a corps member."

nellyb72:

"Our OBO, I celebrate you now and always."

bosa_lee:

"How this man gives accolades to people needs to be studied. OInthe red carpet interview he gave a shoutout to producer and even the challenge choreographer."

gazkitchen_:

"Naija to the world. Well done David, keep doing us proud ❤️"

Davido reaches out to the man who remixed Electricity

In another story reported by Briefly News that, a young Nigerian man who remixed Davido's Electricity song and made it into what the track would sound like if it had Rema as a featured artist is now living his dream.

After his TikTok remix video of the song went viral, he shared a clip showing a screenshot of the chat he had with Davido before the singer called him.

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He was very excited and could not believe the star reached out to him. A section of the video he shared also showed the FaceTime session they had together.

Source: Legit.ng