Shortly after Dj Tira won the Song Of the Year Competition in the Durban based Gagasi FM radio, his wife Gugu Khathi blasted radio presenters for demanding R50 000 for a song to be playlisted.
Gugu who sounded livid made these allegations when Gagasi FM was officially celebrating Dj Tira for winning the Song Of The Year with the song titled Awungazi where he features Pcee in an event that was held at Platinum Lounge in Umhlanga on Friday.
According to a Durban based Zulu newspaper, Gugu said Gagasi FM was standing out for the truth.
Gugu further dropped a bombshell accusing the Johannesburg based radio stations for demanding R50 000 to playlist a song.
“Thank you Gagasi FM for standing up for the truth and supporting artist through their hard work. It is very painful to see radio people demanding money from up and coming artists. Where do you think they get the money? It’s horrible. It’s very painful what’s some Johannesburg based radio stations are doing. It’s sad to say the least,” she said.
When the man of the day took the stage, he thanked Gagasi FM for the voting process which the station was using.
He praised it saying that the listeners had to vote once using one cellphone number.
Tira praised Gagasi FM for supporting his music from the days when they were a group called Durban’s Finest with Dj Sox and for giving them a chance to present a show in the station called G-Session.
“Amapiano music has always been there and it is giving us sleepless nights but the beauty about us KZN artists is that we have managed to stick together, stick to our Gqom music and did not allow other genres to influence us,” he said.
Station’s Manager Pinky Myeni praised Dj Tira for always being open to work with Gagasi FM.
“His arms are always open to work with us and may he continue doing what he does best. We will always be open to work with him whenever a chance is available,” she said.