{"id":205981,"date":"2025-02-01T15:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T15:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=205981"},"modified":"2025-02-01T15:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T15:19:06","slug":"why-mediocrity-is-thriving-in-music-industry-adekunle-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/01\/why-mediocrity-is-thriving-in-music-industry-adekunle-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Why mediocrity is thriving in music industry \u2013 Adekunle Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Adekunle Gold has opened up on why real talent is being overlooked and mediocrity has become the order of the day in the music industry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Sharing his concerns on the microblogging platform X, the 38 year old condemned the narrative of creatives being overshadowed by those who don\u2019t understand nor respect the craft.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Kosoko better known as Adekunle Gold, has expressed deep concern over the current state of the Nigerian music industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He claimed that the music industry is being led by the wrong hands, emphasising that artistes, producers and other creatives are being overshadowed by people who are not music-oriented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Adekunle Gold pointed out that the wrong individuals dominate the conversation, promoting misleading narratives about the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This, he explained, is why talent is overlooked and mediocrity thrives. On his X handle, the singer who clocked 38 years old on January 28 wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cPeople who have no business leading music conversations are now controlling and destroying the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cArtists, producers, and real contributors are being overshadowed by people who don\u2019t create, don\u2019t understand, and don\u2019t respect the craft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen the wrong people lead the conversation, they push the wrong narratives. That\u2019s why real talent is overlooked, and mediocrity thrives. Congratulations to everyone involved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_205470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205470\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-205470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734-273x300.jpeg 273w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734-931x1024.jpeg 931w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9734-768x845.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-205470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adekunle Gold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In other news, popular comic actor and MC Ayobami Ajewole, popularly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/29\/woli-agba-and-wife-welcome-newborn\/\">Woli Agba and his wife Olaife Ayo-Ajewole, have welcomed a new baby.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Woli Agba on Wednesday July 29 announced the birth of his newborn on Instagram, sharing a photo of the baby\u2019s hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Expressing gratitude to God for the new addition to his family, he stated that it\u2019s a blessing that can\u2019t be hidden. He wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA Blessing that cannot be hidden. Thank you Jesus for a glorious addition to the family. A bundle of Prophetic Blessing to my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/29\/woli-agba-and-wife-welcome-newborn\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Fans and celebrities have flooded the comment section of Woli Agba\u2019s post with congratulatory messages. <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adekunle Gold has opened up on why real talent is being overlooked and mediocrity has become the order of the day in the music industry. Sharing his concerns on the microblogging platform X, the 38 year old condemned the narrative of creatives being overshadowed by those who don\u2019t understand nor respect the craft. 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