Founder of The Headies Awards, Ayo Animashaun, has criticised Nigerian artistes who submit entries to foreign award bodies but fail to submit their work to the Nigerian awards platform, only to complain when they are not nominated.
In a post, Animashaun described the situation as ironic, questioning why some artistes proudly announce their submissions to international awards but do not take the same step with The Headies.
“Tom, Dick and Harry will submit entries to foreign award bodies that don’t even care about them and proudly post about it. But these same people won’t submit their entries to the Headies, yet they’ll complain about not being nominated. Funny!!!” he wrote.
The Headies founder also defended the decisions of the organisers, saying they remained confident in their vision because the artistes who participate, those who benefit from the platform and its sponsors understood the direction of the awards.
“Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but not every opinion carries equal weight,” Animashaun added.
He expressed confidence that history would favour those who recognised the potential of an idea before it became widely accepted, concluding that “posterity will be kind to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.”
His comments have renewed attention on the relationship between Nigerian artistes and local award platforms, particularly the role of entry submissions in determining eligibility for nominations.
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