CHIKA announces her retirement, citing the “mental toll” of the music industry
CHIKA has announced her retirement from music, citing the “mental toll being in the industry” has had on her.The 2021 Grammy nominee made the announcement via her Twitter on April 11. In a candid statement, CHIKA said, “the mental toll being in the industry has taken on me is not something you bounce back from easily.”The 24-year-old also discussed the backlash she had received after earlier mentioning the prospect of retirement.“Today I told Twitter [about retiring],” she said.