Sultry actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has hit
back at rumours that her ‘famous’ appearance at the 2011 Grammy awards was
a publicity stunt.
In an exclusive chat with Nigerian Entertainment Today,
Omotola says she was invited and hosted by the organisers of the awards,
in recognition of her humanitarian activities. According to her, one of her
songs, Barren Land was adopted by Amnesty International which
they are currently using for their campaign.
‘Universal Studios actually sent that song to the Grammys in
Atlanta and they liked the song and they did an investigation on me and the
kind of work I have been doing in the past with the UN and all, then I was
invited as an African singer who is doing a lot with charity. I was there in
that capacity’ she said.
Speaking on why she is yet to release another album six years
after the first, Omotola her desire for perfection is the reason why her new
body of work is not yet released, two years after its completion.
‘I’m still shooting videos now but if it is not right, I
won’t push it out. My first album was a success but this time, I just think
that it’s a work of art, I want to make sure it’s relevant even in the next ten
years. If I was about making money, I would have given it to a marketer…I’m not
doing music because I want the money back’ she said.
According to her, the new album will be titled ‘Me, Myself
and Eyes’, and will have a feel of rock and pop.
The new LP, we’re told, will be released before the end of
the year on the Universal Studios imprint.
Omotola Jalade started acting in 1995 in the movie ‘Venom of
Justice’ and has since acted in over 200 movies with numerous awards to her
credit. Her latest movie appearance is in the highly anticipated ‘Last flight
from Abuja‘ which premieres this August.
Source: Nigerian Entertainment Today
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