Afrobeats artists are copying me - Omah Lay.

Omah Lay, an Afrobeats singer, has claimed that colleagues in Nigeria and other countries are mimicking his style.


He claimed to have pioneered a new afrobeats sound, which many of his colleagues are now copying.

In a recent interview with Billboard, Omah Lay stated, "The artists coming out of Nigeria right now, not just Nigeria but afrobeats in general, are taking a bit of my stuff, the stuff I started, and everybody is trying to copy something."

Omah Lay, an Afrobeats singer, has claimed that colleagues in Nigeria and other countries are mimicking his style.

The 'Soso' crooner also accused afrobeats singers of "watering" the genre in order to appeal to overseas audiences and make more money.

He decried the spread of the South African genre amapiano to afrobeats clubs.

"I don't think I'm satisfied with what the pioneers of Afrobeats are doing now. The front men are diluting it by chasing the bags.

"I cannot recall the last time I heard a good Afrobeats song. "It's now Amapiano in Afrobeats clubs, not a proper Afrobeats song," he said.