DJ Tira won the Metro FM Awards 2023 for Best Kwaito/Gqom. He beat Big Nuz’s fan-favorite Ngeke, Ukhozi FM’s Song of the Year 2022.
DJ Tira and Afrotainment celebrated the win with Babes Wodumo on stage. This followed their Kwaito/Gqom medley performance on stage.
Babes’ body language during DJ Tira’s acceptance speech caught the public’s attention quickly. The video showed Babes Wodumo felt uncomfortable performing with DJ Tira and his crew.
Shame Babes Wodumo Looks Sooo SAD , Maybe She Misses Her Husband 😢
I feel Like She Was Forced on Stage By DJ Tira 😭
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.#MetroFMAwards Sete Babes Wodumo Sjava Nasty C #metrofmawards2023 Sjava pic.twitter.com/ERLiLzO5Sb— ® (@Rybr0X) May 6, 2023
On the one hand, it is believed the discomfort could have stemmed from the fact that Babes was still mourning the passing of her late husband. More so as this was one of the first times that she has been seen on a national platform since the scandals surrounding Mampintsha, and just over a month later, his mother’s passing.
Aaai sana is she ok???maybe she was remembering her husband 😢😢😢
— Mankaleme C Thema (@thema_c) May 6, 2023
Nooooo actually Babes has been feeling lonely, Tira is helping her. She actually said so.
— QueenDlangamandla (@MtoloSam) May 7, 2023
Overwhelmed kuphi😂! She is drunk.
— ❤️🙏🔥 (@percylee27) May 7, 2023
On the other hand, some felt that Babes’ suffering was the result of something else. Her conflicted sentiments regarding DJ Tira, in particular.
This comes after Babes allegedly had a Facebook Live session ahead of the award ceremony in which she discussed how DJ Tira has not honored his pledge to safeguard and help Babes relaunch herself musically since Mampintsha’s death.
She looked more annoyed than sad….. To me.
— 👑 (@BonzzyM) May 7, 2023
She was live on Mampintshas FB page akho unity this is the first time they meet after funeral so akayithandi ipretence ka Tira after she pleaded 🥺 on funeral to Tira hayi umalume yalumana sies
— Thee Nelz (@de_nelz) May 7, 2023
Given all of this assumption. Both Babes Wodumo and DJ Tira have remained silent about the topic.