Femi Kuti in a new interview, disclosed that he lost his first grammy nomination in 2003 due to politics in music at that time. Femi Kuti, whose album 'Fight To Win,' got him his first grammy nomination in 2003 under the 'Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording', said he lost due to the politics his former record company played with it. In the interview with PulseTV, the singer said he was facing a crisis in his career with the record company he was signed on in France, MCA, when he got his first Grammy nomination.

'When I was nominated for the Grammy the first time, I was basically going to win, it was a super album' he said. 

The legendary son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti said after he sacked his manager and also quit the record company, he got blacklisted which earned him his loss. 


https://unclesuru.com/2019/03/23/i-lost-my-first-grammy-nomination-due-to-politics-femi-kuti/


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