Popular music channel, MTV Base has responded to the raging controversy over the Top 20 Best Ever Naija Tracks which has continued to rage a week after it was broadcast on the cable TV.
The list, which was aired on October 1 to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day and called The Best Naija Songs Ever on MTV Base set the social media space aglow with criticisms aimed at the station for the list which many have described as not representing the history of music in Nigeria, has drawn a response from the station.
The station says the list, featuring notable artistes and songs, was determined by viewers of MTV Base who voted via the MTV Base website WWW.MTVBASE.COM to choose their musical favourites starting from the channel’s launch on 22 February, 2005 till the present day.
According to the list, the ‘Top 20’ voted for by MTV Base viewers are: