Moliy Faces Backlash for Stopping Cars and Dancing to Her Backie Song, Video

• American-Ghanaian musician Moliy caused a stir on social media while promoting her new song, Backie
• In the video, she and several dancers were seen stopping cars and doing the official dance moves of the tune
• However, many Ghanaians were agitated by Moliy's actions and expressed their irritation in the comments section

American-Ghanaian singer Moliy faced online backlash after sharing a video of her promoting her newly released song Backie in the middle of the road.

Moliy's Backie video sparks backlash on X

Moliy took an unconventional route to promote her latest single, Backie. In a video shared across her social media platforms, the rising musician was seen leading a group of energetic dancers in a bold street performance that got many people talking.

In a bid to create buzz around her new release, the Shake It To The Max hitmaker and some dancers took to the streets, stopping vehicles and performing the official dance challenge to her new song right in front of them.

The spontaneous act brought traffic to a temporary halt, as drivers and onlookers watched in awe as the team showcased their choreography with infectious energy.

The snippet Moliy shared is included below:

Reactions to Moliy's traffic dance video

The comments section was filled with people lashing out at musician Moliy for risking her life and that of the dancers for a TikTok trend.

Others noted that if they were the drivers, they would not tolerate such behaviour from her and said they would drive past her or honk aggressively at her.

Other staunch fans applauded Moliy for her fearless and fun approach to promoting her music, calling the street performance entertaining and effective.

The unhappy reactions of social media users to Moliy's dance video, which brought traffic to a temporary halt, are below:

@wonitwaasedi65 said:

"Don’t try this in front of my car cos I’m quick tempered."

@evils_only said:

"So what’s so nice and good about this nonsense they are doing.. errrr .. they are just causing traffic and wasting people time ooo Arh"

@dompey3de3 said:

"International artist this be what your management say do!"

@_Hoteldiablo1 said:

"Twitter boys start dey hold your neck aah you go relocate oo yoo."

@FreddyAnin said:

"Now you dey over do. Small hype you think you’re Wiyala."

@anas_news1 said:

"You guys are overdoing things paa ooo 😂."

Moliy’s remixed song hits 22 million views

YEN.com.gh also reported that Moliy made waves globally with the remix of her hit single, Shake It To The Max, which surpassed an impressive 22 million views on YouTube in one month.

The high-energy remix featured some Caribbean flair, thanks to the inclusion of dancehall stars Shenseea and Skillibeng, as well as producer and DJ Silent Addy, all hailing from Jamaica.

Following the song’s massive success, many hailed Moliy as one of Ghana’s most promising global exports and tipped her to bring home the country’s first Grammy Award in the future.

Source: YEN.com.gh