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Nigerian musician Jaywon has claimed that many gospel and Afrobeats artists have been replicating the style of his 2012 hit single, ‘This Year’.
He made this assertion while criticizing Billboard for leaving his song off its recently published list of the greatest Afrobeats songs of all time.
Jaywon argued that none of the songs featured on the list match the cultural relevance and lasting influence of ‘This Year’.
On his X handle, Jaywon wrote, “‘This Year’ by Jaywon had more viral moments and cultural impact than some tracks Billboard decided to rank.”
“Trending since 2012 and still going strong. Tell me, who else has pulled that off? ♂️ Hate is inevitable. Year after year, both gospel and Afrobeats acts copy the same vibe, yet we remain unshaken. Cry harder, I said it before, and I’ll say it again…. No song on that list has more cultural impact than #Thisyear by Jaywon!!”
Meanwhile, ‘African Queen’ by 2Face secured the top spot on Billboard’s recently unveiled Top 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time. Rounding out the top five were Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’, Flavour’s ‘Nwa Baby’, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’, and CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’.
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