#SHOWBIZ: 'Friend or foe': Aina Abdul refuses to dwell on AJL music industry criticism
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KUALA LUMPUR: Following widespread online backlash and shade from industry peers over her performance at the 40th Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL40), singer-songwriter Aina Abdul expressed her deep disappointment with the culture of tearing down fellow artistes.
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The 33-year-old vocal powerhouse, whose full name is Nurul Aina Abdul Ghani, made it clear that while she was aware of the negative remarks circulating on social media, she had no intention of letting them derail her focus.
"I did see things like that and managed to read some comments. Why do we need to live in a society full of hatred? We should be celebrating each other as artistes," she said.
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