Singer Timaya is shedding light on the hefty expenses involved in shooting a music video and the reasons behind the high fees charged by musicians.
According to Timaya, creating a music video can cost around one hundred million Naira, with an additional thirty million Naira needed for promotion. He explained that these substantial expenses are a significant factor in why artists charge so much for performances; they aim to recoup the money spent on promoting their music.
While Timaya’s insights provided an eye-opening look into the financial realities of the music industry, many netizens in the comments seemed more focused on critiquing musicians, with some questioning the quality of music despite the high costs involved.
- dollypizu1: “DJ YK, how much do they use to shoot movies then? Shior.”
- feolatsfc: “Na Una won spend 100m o. Go ask Speed Darlington how he de use phone with #15k to shoot PAP pap. Not Akamu… atosi Atosi tororo.”
- kingsliveth: “Plantain seller done calculate him stock.”
- uncle_jeff_official: “The reason we go dey use DJ and hype men dey play all their songs. We go dance so tey na DJ go tire.”
- daddy_marvel: “Shoutout to all entertainers out there; the hustle is real everywhere.”
- official_tomsonjay: “Celebrity with fake life. 50m for editing, Timaya, you can lie.”
- ayoola_ayoolaa: “And most of the songs NO DEY SWEET! Just beats and NOISE! Artists wey dey try no reach 5.”
- funposthaha: “When una dey boast for music, una fit dash us 1m USD, but una no like y’all, music video directors dey hear!”
- lordship777: “Life savings of the majority of people wey dey abroad.”
- cecilia_remi: “Anything music is money. Both expenses and income.”
- adaikwerre: “To make how much in return? That’s a whole lot.”
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