Popular singer, Davido stirs mixed reactions as he claims that artists get paid up to $400K for naming ceremony.
He made this known while speaking in a recent interview, ‘Tap In With TT’.
In the video, he opined that one could get booked for a naming ceremony for as much as $400K.
He made comparisons with India, noting that just like the country, it is a normal thing to invite a big artist to an event in Nigeria.
Davido said in part …
“You can get booked for a naming ceremony – $400K, It’s just like in India, they always celebrate anything. Once you are doing a wedding or a birthday, especially if you have money, the main thing is to invite a big artist…”
Netizens’ reactions below …
@Uptown_Lagos said: “This guy no dey rest, how many interviews has he done this year so far? Too many to count”
@its_marktony remarked: “Linus you don come again abi”
@ToromadeBath wrote: “To Davido being born in Atlanta is like being born in Heaven.”
@Riqueza0 wrote: “as all of una dey talk say na lie, I no wan hear say them pay Burna or Wiz anything wey carry billion for back for this Nigeriana that day me and person go get issue for this Musk app”
@DennIk49024 said: “This guy and to Dey talk nonsense for podcast”
Watch video below …
as all of una dey talk say na lie, I no wan hear say them pay Burna or Wiz anything wey carry billion for back for this Nigeriana that day me and person go get issue for this Musk app
— grinch (@Riqueza0) May 28, 2025