‘Tiktokers, influencers, everybody now a celebrity’ – Zlatan Ibile laments

Rapper and singer, Zlatan Ibile has expressed deep concern about the emergence of influencer culture and its impacts on the Nigerian entertainment industry.

The singer lamented that music-making is no longer exclusive to professional musicians but anyone with considerable social media influence, including skitmakers, pranksters, TikTokers, and content creators.

“It used to be that artists were the celebrities, but now TikTokers, influencers, and content creators are celebrities. That is why you can see an influencer or skit maker drop a song and it blows up,” Zlatan…