Nigerian heavyweight singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has gotten support from a lot of Nigerians to be nominated for a new category in the Grammy Awards.
The Recording Academy, who has confirmed that plans are currently being considered to create a category for Afrobeats at the Grammy awards, also made it known that a new category known as “Best Song for Social Change” will be introduced. According to the academy, the category was proposed by their voting members to recognize creators of message-driven music that responds to the social issues of our time and has the potential for positive global impact.
Best Song For Social Change, a new Special Merit Award curated by a Blue Ribbon Committee.
This award will recognize creators message-driven music that responds to the social issues of our time and has the potential for positive global impact: https://t.co/o1PHjdVvtWpic.twitter.com/jxexmlZZ9d
Following this new development, a sizable number of music fans are tipping and rallying support for the DMW frontline act and owner to be nominated for the category due to the impact his Afrofusion tune “Fem” had during the #ENDSARS Portest youth movement in Nigeria.
The #ENDSARS movement was a peaceful protest organised and led by Nigerian youths in October 2020 to march against police brutality, bad governance, and other mind-shattering vices in the country. However, the protest was met by the gruesome massacre of civilians on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki-Toll Gate in Lagos.
Davido’s “FEM” during the protest was an energetic song that constantly aided the cause and sent a message to the oppresors that the people were tired of “mere talks” about change but would rather see “actions”.
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When the Nigerian youths almost lost their voices against Police Brutality, Davido’s FEM spoke for them. In the collective fight against Bad Governance, Police Brutality, FEM by Davido was used to ask for Social Justice.
Throwback to when FEM by Davido was used as an official song during the #ENDSARS protest Nigerians had in 2020. It was used in Nigeria as well as every other nation where the demonstration took place, including France, tUK, and USA. The song's phrase"I dey Live my life, man dey.. pic.twitter.com/LRSrR6l5It
FEM by Davido) was a song that help us leading a voice of the youths during the #ENDSAR tragedy' where many youths lost there lives all because of corroup politicall ambition.
Davido is more than a musician' & is high time we protect this man' long live king David💪😈 pic.twitter.com/oKVhee58J2
