How DJs Are Paid By Davido To Play Just His Songs At Nightclubs In The Us, A Ghanaian Performer Claims
Olivia House
Published Feb 01, 2026
Nigerian music sensation Davido supposedly continually pay-offs DJs at US clubs to play his melodies, as per Mr. Music Mensah, a Ghanaian vocalist, and advertiser living in America.
He made the affirmation while describing an occurrence he found in a meeting with Nana Romeo on Accra Fm, as per DklassGH.
Mr. Mensah claims that when he was at the very club that OBO regularly visited, he saw the expert of afrobeats purchasing up the group.
The vocalist of “Gift” added that Davido paid for everybody’s dinners and beverages as well as employed a DJ to play solely his music.
Review that in 2019 the DMW President was censured by popular Nigerian columnist Kemi Olunloyo for purportedly paying a huge amount of cash to radio broadcasts in the US.
Someone said this Davido picture can’t get 2K likes. Twitter do your thing ❤️
— ⚡️ (@lifeofolaa) September 29, 2022
SHE TWEETED;
“DAVIDO PAID $15M TO Numerous US Metropolitan Radio broadcasts TO PLAY HIS Melodies ON A 60-DAY MEDIA Visit. THIS ACT IS CALLED #PAYOLA. YOUR Melodies ARE PUSHED SO Difficult TO LAND YOU ON THE Graphs.”