OAP Dotun decries quality of Nigerian music in recent years

• Dotun argued that music listeners are overwhelmed with choices as many tracks are released simultaneously, often driven by trends.
• He suggested that many of these songs are created with a strong focus on streaming numbers.

Popular on-air personality Dotun has shared his perspective on the quality and longevity of Afrobeats songs in the past few years.

Dotun expressed concerns about the replay value of many songs released by Nigerian artists over the last five years.

He highlighted the overwhelming volume of new music entering the market simultaneously, which often leads to a trend-driven approach to songwriting and production. According to him, this saturation results in listeners struggling to connect with or remember many of these tracks.

Taking to his X, he wrote:

“Most of the songs made now in the last five years have no longevity. You might not remember them not because they not good enough but the market is over saturated with so many songs made in a haste. It’s a race to be heard, a number game over anything else.

“The music industry in Nigeria is pressured. Some songs these artistes make lately is to satisfy an attention seeking audience; compete with themselves over satisfying their conscience. if we let them be selfish with their creativity sometimes, u will get the best out of them when you dictate what you want always over encouraging their freedom of creativity, you can’t get the best out of them.

Apparently; you don’t!”.

In another news, OAP Do2dtun calls out radio station over unpaid 8-month salaries.

The broadcaster took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his frustration, labeling the situation as “cruel and inhumane.”

In a post that quickly gained traction, Do2dtun questioned how the station’s employees were able to survive financially, given the ongoing salary crisis.

He said:

“It’s not by force to open a radio station. Owing your staff 8 months is very cruel and inhuman. You don’t need a soothsayer to tell you this. My friends and colleagues at Sound City, how do you guys cope? No salary for eight months, mehn that’s crazy.”