Simi Explains How Rivalries Among Female Artists Affect Their Relationships

Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, also known as Simi, has shed light on why relationships among female artists in the music industry can be strained: they’re often set against one another.

In a recent interview with Angela Yee, the “Men Are Crazy” singer acknowledged that when fans create rivalries between female artists, it adds unnecessary pressure to their relationships.

Simi explained,

“Fans pit women against each other in the music industry. It’s so intense sometimes. Sometimes it can be really distracting because there are not as many of us in the [music] industry compared to the guys.

“When a new female artist breaks into the industry, they [fans] just pit her against us with all forms of comparisons.

“We can all thrive. I have spoken about women several times even in my songs. But because I’m an artist people assume that the only way my talking about women can be valid is by featuring women in my songs. It’s just so weird because there are women in different walks of life.

“They do pit us against each other a lot and I think sometimes that puts some pressure on the kind of relationship that we would have otherwise.”