Nana Ama McBrown has advised Yaa Yaa to combine showing a little nudity with working harder to be recognised in an interview with Naa Ashorkor on Asaase FM.
In Ghana’s entertainment industry, female musicians are undervalued, which has led to men dominating in areas such as releasing hit singles, winning awards, and landing features internationally.
The few females that are being celebrated are those that show more skin in their music videos, when they are stepping out and when they are performing
This prompted radio personality Naa Ashorkor to inquire about Nana Ama McBrown’s thoughts on women who have great talent but aren’t getting the attention they deserve.
Using Yaa Yaa as an example, Nana Ama Mcbrown has advised her to work even harder to get recognised after she ranted about how the industry sleeps on her talent.
The host of the United Showbiz show detailed that the advent of social media has changed the narrative and artistes today need more than just their talent to be recognised.
”During my time, there was nothing like social media. There were no platforms like that. So our talent came to play. People got to recognise us through our talent. In Yaa Yaa’s era, it will be hard to succeed on just your talent,” Nana Ama said.
Mcbrown added that although it would take a lot of time to erupt with just one’s talent and no controversy, it helps to build a solid brand.
However, the legendary actress expressed that Yaa Yaa should find a middle ground between keeping a ”clean” personality and doing what it takes to succeed in show business.
In Nana Ama’s opinion, Yaa Yaa should be open to compromise on her traditional values to do what it takes to excel as a musician.
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