Tiwa Savage‘s revelation that someone was trying to blackmail her for her alleged sex tape came as a shock and divided opinion. While some thought it was a cooked-up story to drive attention, others were astounded by her explanation of how the video was recorded and leaked. The sex tape is now out on social media for everyone to see. The good news is that she has won the war by defeating the blackmailer. The bad news is that she will battle with the stigma that comes with her recorded actions. As the first high-profile female musician sex tape controversy in Nigeria, no one knows how this will eventually end. Can the industry live with Tiwa’s Sex Tape?

However, when we talk about using alleged falsehood to gain attention, the artist Salle‘s emergence into the mainstream music industry is rumored to be a PR stunt – a contrived plot publicizing Salle as a talented poor girl to gain empathy and followership. It worked. They achieved their alleged deceitful goal. Even though the cunning strategy did not take away from Salle’s talent, still, the fact remains that they allegedly lied. If this was in any other business, it is a case of a dishonest scheme to win the audience’s favor. If she’s as good as she is, Salle could have traveled the hard-fought road other artists journeyed through. Can the industry ignore Salle’s alleged pretense?

Extract from Sesan Adeniji’s editorial from the soon-to-be released Mystreetz Magazine