Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage has claimed that she is constantly being pitted against other female artists by overzealous fans.

She said the fans often pit her against every rising female artiste, claiming that they are coming to take her “throne.”

The ‘Water & Garri’ actress said she would go out of her way and make friends with the new female artistes instead because she believes music is not a competition.

Savage spoke in a recent interview with BET.

She said, “Fans always try to pit me against other female artists. Any new female artiste that comes up, they would be like, ‘Yo, she is coming to take her throne.’

“And I would go out of my way to make friends with them [new female artistes] because it is not a competition. The real competition are the male artistes. I was happy that Tyla, a female artistes won the maiden Best African Music Performance category at the Grammys over the male nominees.”

South Africa’s Tyla beat Ayra Starr, Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, and Olamide to claim the historic gramophone at the Grammy.