Local DJ declares Time Out Dubai Nightlife Awards shortlist a “crime against humanity”
DUBAI: A popular nightlife personality in Dubai has angrily spoken out against the 2013 shortlist for the annual Time Out Dubai Nightlife Awards, which was unveiled last week.
For a fourth successive year, DJ Habibi 2000 failed to receive a single nomination in the magazine’s shortlist, a situation he described as “scandalous” in a press conference yesterday.
“Over the past 12 months, I’ve not only held down hugely successful residencies at Club Smug and Guccci Nightclub, but have also released four Now That’s What I Call Habibi House compilation CDs and launched my new DJH2K Swarovski-encrusted headphones,” he told reporters. “And yet I’ve been ignored once again. It’s a total crime against humanity.”
In response to the shortlist, Habibi 2000 last week started a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #TeamHabibi2000, which at the time of going to press had been tweeted four times.
“You know, I’m thinking about starting my own nightlife awards,” he added. “And I foresee a lot of Habibi 2000 nominations, especially in the World’s Greatest Living DJ category.”
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Its a scandal, past over yet again, wake up Dubai, you book Guetta, Van Buuren & The Sweden House Mafia but fail to give props to talent like this sitting in your own back yard, Timeout you should be ashamed of yourselves.
I cant believe this! It is an insult that such talent can be overlooked by the smallminded judges of these awards. They need to wake up to the amazing talent that is DJ Habibi 2000
Bad things also happen to good and talented people, and most of the time we can’t figure out why. … That’s why it’s important to recognize your wake-up call as a learning experience ……