- Habida shared a video expressing her disappointment after her new song Tupendane faced ad restrictions on YouTube
- The artiste criticised YouTube, comparing Kenyan artistes' treatment to Hollywood stars like Rihanna and Beyoncé
- The Sunshine hitmaker deemed YouTube's action unfair, claiming her video doesn't violate policies, and urged fans to review it
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Veteran musician Habida has expressed frustration after YouTube restricted ads on her latest release, Tupendane.
The Sunshine hitmaker took to social media to share a video, revealing that her new song had been flagged for having "improper content."
Is Habida's song Tupendane too raunchy?
Habida displayed the notification she received from YouTube, stating that her video violated the platform’s policies.
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Feeling the decision was unfair, she argued that Kenyan artists were being held to different standards compared to Hollywood stars like Rihanna and Beyoncé, whose videos, according to her, are much more explicit.
Habida even showcased clips from Tupendane, insisting that the video was not as raunchy as YouTube claimed.
She urged her fans to watch the video and share their opinions, asking whether they found it inappropriate.
"I'm pissed off today and have decided to come out and share my displeasure with you. I have released a new song called Tupendane, and YouTube has a problem with it. Have you seen Beyoncé and Rihanna's videos? It's crazy that they’re saying my video has improper content and violates policies. I'm confused. Do Kenyans have different rules?" she asked, inviting fans to weigh in on the matter.
When TUKO.co.ke contacted the beautiful musician, she said the action was confusing and invited her fans to watch and review the video on YouTube.
"I don't understand because this is just a normal video; I have watched it over and over again and I can't see the raunchiness. It's a normal video. I want to ask Kenyans to go and watch it and help me know if it's raunchy," she said.
Here's the video:
Habida opens up about Sunshine video with Nameless
As previously reported, Habida said she was ready to give fans industry juice from past events.
The songstress made headlines when she and celebrated musician Nameless released Sunshine in 2014.
She recently revealed that Nameless was not allowed to get close to her while they shot the music video.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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