Ghanaian singer Gyakie has revealed that artistes ho performed at the Global Citiizen Festival in Accra were not paid for their performances.
The festival was held at the Black Star Square in Accra on 24th September and saw performances from American singers SZA and Usher, UK rapper, Stormzy, Nigerian singer Tems and Ghanaian artistes including Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Gyakie.
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Looking at the magnitude of the festival and the resources that went into it, many assumed it was a harvest season for artistes that were involved.
But Gyakie has refuted all these rumors. The singer said they were not paid to perform.
She said their acceptance to perform for the Global Citizen initiative was more about their belief in the cause and not the money.
We all believed in the cause and the change it’ll bring hence agreeing to be a part of it. Yes Global Citizen did not pay us for our performances but invested in our performances and made sure the team was good and comfortable.
— Song Bird (@Gyakie_) September 28, 2022
Gyakie however admitted that they didn’t perform at their loss.
She explained that investments were made in the performance of every artiste that was on stage to make them comfortable.
How on earth do we have a big event like Global Citizen and you assume everything is completely free? People worked on it for days to make this successful. When I say we were paid and every one on stage was paid I only meant that, there was investment in the performances.
— Song Bird (@Gyakie_) September 28, 2022
