Ajanaku debuts nicely with a very impressive cover of
Charlie Puth & Wiz Khalifa’s See You again tune . In fact,
this is more than a cover. You can almost feel the passion
of his hustle with his lyrics and singing.
Deker – “Bam” (Prod by Mojarz)
Massive Dance Anthem Alert!!!
Deker follows up his debut single “Onyenekwu”, with a
high-octane party starter titled “Bam”. Having
garnered a good reception for his previous single and
video release, this act confidently exerts his prowess of
hiplife and pop to birth a party starter.
This single was produced by the amazing Mojarz who is
responsible for his music co-ordination. Deker is
expected to follow up this single which was engineered
by Suka Sounds with a video.
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Jumbo – Good Life (Prod. Young John)
The débutante Jumbo of Slon Records officially drops
first single GOOD LIFE. Produced by Young John mixed
and mastered by Simi.
Young Ogunleye Olawale has been doing music for
quite a while, but only recently got signed by Slon
Records. He isnt wasting time as his first official single
speaks for itself. Welcome Jumbo!
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City People Awards 2015 Nominees List – tooXclusive, Lil Kesh, Others Nominated…
1. Music Marketer Of The Year
Obaino
Ahbu Ventures
MYK Impression
Zonal Koncept Entertainment
2. Yoruba Music Marketer Of The Year
Excel
Babalaje
Ademola Adelakun
3. Artiste Of The Year (Male)
Reekado Banks
Korede Bello
Lil Kesh
Falz The Bhad Guy
Run Town
Olamide
4. Artiste Of The Year (Female)
Tiwa Savage
Seyi Shay
Waje
Yemi Alade
Di’ja
Chidinma Ekile
5. Record Label of the Year
Mavin
Capital Hill
Choclate City
YBNL
Starboy
HKN
6. Rap Artiste of the Year
Olamide
Phyno
Reminisce
Vector
Lil Kesh
7. Best Music Producer of the Year
Phyno
Master Kraft
8. Best Music Video Director of the Year
Kemi Adetiba
Mex
Moe Musa
9. Dancehall/Reggae Act of the Year
Cynthia Morgan
Burna Boy
Oristefemi
Patoranking
10. Most Popular Song of the Year
Godwin
Shoki
Woju
Shakiti Bobo
Mosquito Killer
11 Most Promising Act of the Year (Male)
Reekado Banks
Korede Bello
Kiss Daniel
Falz The Bhad Guy
Adekunle Gold
12. Most Promising Act of the Year (Female)
Di’ja
DJ Switch
Simi
Tobi Grey
13. Best Collabo of the Year
Shoki Remix
Marry Me
Adaobi
14.. Music Website of the Year
Jaguda
Not Just Ok
Too Xclusive
360 NoBS
AceWorldTeam
15. Nite Club of the Year
Quilox
Club by Papa
SIP
Escape
16. Best Juju Artiste In The Diaspora
Melody
Solex
17. Male Islamic Artiste of the Year
Ahmad Alawiye
Southie Arewa
Ere Asalatu
Ayeloyin
18. Female Islamic Artiste of the Year
Omotayebi
Obi Rere
Iya Nghana
Iya Nkaola
19.. Gospel Artiste of the Year
Frank Edwards
Gozie Okeke
Sinach
20. Best Music Band of the Year
SB Live
Midnight Crew
Sharp Band
Faith Band
Sugar Band
21. Best Fuji Musician of the Year
Osupa
Malaika
Taye Currency
RADIO/TV AWARDS
1. Fm/Radio Station With Best Showbiz Content
Beat 99
Cool FM
Metro FM
Rythm FM
City FM
2. Radio Station With Best Indigenous Showbiz Content
Wazobia
Faaji
Radio Lagos
Bond FM
Naija FM
3. Music Channel of the Year
ON TV
Soundcity
Trace TV
Hip TV
MTV Vase
Nigezie
4. Online TV of the Year
Iroko TV
Ibaka TV
Aproko TV
5. On Air Personality of the Year (Male)
Humpery Moses
Freeze
Dotun
6. On Air Personality of the Year (Female)
Toke Makinwa
Toolz
Tosyn Bucknor
7. VJ of the Year
Moet
Stephanie Coker
Adams
Ehiz
8. DJ of the Year
DJ Exclusive
DJ Cuppy
DJ Spinall
DJ Lambo
DJ Snoopy
VIDEO: Maido – “Wider” ft. Ice Prince
Maido hits again, this time with an amazing club banger
titled Wider . Akon called this “the flexing hit song of the
year’. The tune features Ice Prince Zamani delivering his
classic rap verse to the Kwaito Styled dance vibe.
The Grands Rois Records artiste comes through
with WIDER , following his #stilltrending hit single KOLO .
Wider was produced by Jay Paul Beats and the video
was directed by Ruff – Ikonz Films on location in Lagos
with cameos from Drey Beats, Chopstixx and the Grand
Rois team. Enjo y!!
DOWNLOAD VIDEO: Maido – Wider ft. Ice Prince
Pepenazi – “Illegal” ft. Olamide (Prod. By Young John)
“Barely a week after dropping the sublime visuals for
the amazing tune ‘Low’ , the golden child of Nigerian
music, Pepenazi is back with a massive collaboration
with the YBNL General and street king, Olamide, in this
certified street anthem titled ‘ ILLEGAL’.
There is no definition for the ‘hustle don’t stop’ than the
artiste, Pepenazi.
Enjoy and download this guaranteed hit coming from
the stables of ECLEFTIC Ent.
Danfo Drivers – “Ti Nini” (prod. By Fliptyce)
Ceo ABJ MUSIC Albert Jegbefumere who was the last
boxer to win a gold medal for Nigeria in the common-
Wealth games Manchester at the fight heavy weight
division Present to you Ti Nini single by the Duo
DANFO DRIVERS, MAD MELON & MOUNTAIN BLACK
whom are known for dropping hits way back,they
makes a come back with this banging tune title Ti Nini
which is produced by Super producer FLIPTYCE and
the mixed & mastering by TEE-PIANO
Download,Listen and share your thought.
VIDEO: Vector – King Kong (Remix) Ft Phyno, Reminisce, Classiq & Uzi
PREMIERE: Yemi Alade – “Na Gode” (ft. Selebobo)
Effyzzie Music‘s leading lady Yemi Alade is extremely
thankful on the first single lifted off her sophomore
album, which is slated for a 2016 release. The rousing
highlife gem is christened “Na Gode” , and features the
track’s producer Selebobo .
“Na Gode” which means “thank you” in Hausa
preaches the message of gratitude and giving; no
matter your present situation, you have to be thankful
or better still say “Na Gode”, because it could be worse
not forgetting aiding the less privileged individuals in
the society. Asides the message, “Na Gode” a mid-
tempo cut that is fated to caused a musical uproar and
find a home on any playlist.
After birthing monster hits “Johnny” and “Tangerine” ,
Yemi Alade and Selebo collide again to serve “Na
Gode” , a song critics are already labelling “classic”.
Listen, download, buy, share, enjoy and do not forget to
say “Na Gode” !
VIDEO: Lamili – “Radical” ft. Timaya
The wait is OVER!! Lamili finally drops the visual for
the highly publicized song titled Radical featuring
Timaya , a music video which took the dimension of an
American old western movie-like style surely is
something to watch.
Video was shot on location in Lagos Nigeria and
Directed by PRODIGY, keeps you glued to your screen
till the end. LAMILI had promised that the Radical
music video would be none like any she had done
before and truly its no doubt topnotch and different.
Download, Watch and Enjoy.
Don Jazzy: How To Make A Star In One Year
One thing that still amazes me about Don Jazzy and his
new recruits Korede Bello, Reekado Banks and
AphroDija is their rise to stardom in such a short time
given the situation of things in our music industry.
Indeed, everything he touches turns to gold.
This is not an eulogy of an incredibly talented man and
his team, nope… lets just say it’s more like a case study
of how he was able to mold 3 relatively unknown young
artistes into highly sought-after music acts in less than
a blink of an eye. Yes, a blink of an eye equals 1 year in
our Naija industry needless to say we’ve seen some rise
and crash in even shorter time.
Shall we chalk it up to incredibly good PR, beta talent,
great connections, charisma and awesome leadership?
I really don’t know, it could be all of the above plus a
dash of good luck. What I do know is that Don Jazzy and
his triplets have carved a niche for themselves and they
are really hard to resist. When news of the trio’s
addition to the long list of Globacom ambassadors broke
out, it got me wondering, “ what is the formula behind
their success? ” Perhaps we should take a look at the list
of hit songs that have come from the three stars;
Although Reekado Banks got into our purview with
‘Chop Am’,’Katapot’ was the real deal breaker, Dija
from ‘Awww’ and Korede with ‘Godwin’. However
before their singles, the Mavin’s group song ‘Dorobucci’
which became a national anthem is what I would say
endeared these three artistes to us, topped by ‘Adaobi’
which featured just them and DonJazzy. ‘Looku Looku’,
another Mavin all stars wasn’t bad either.These should
cover beta talent right?
Now for good PR, when it comes to listing fan-friendly
record labels, Mavin records can be found at the peak.
The trio have a huge fan base, so much so that the fans
have developed a brand for themselves; the Baelovers,
Reekadicts and DijaNation and so far, there hasn’t been
news of them getting into fights with their fans. Better
yet, they give freebies (something we all like
receiving),they i have remarkable rapport with ‘their’
public, plus we haven’t actually heard anything
negative about these guys.Combine that with the
connections the record label had garnered over time
and I ask you, why won’t doors open?
What better way to package all these factors than
awesome leadership skills as displayed by the ace
producer cum artiste Don Jazzy (insert courtesy ;)….).
When it comes to leadership skills, only a few equals
him in the music industry, which goes without saying
how many labels have come crashing today due to lack
of the needful leadership skills, clash of egos, and lack
of direction.
Not only is the music maestro passionate about his
wards, he evidently doesn’t see himself as just their
boss but a member of a team. And as far as Charisma is
concerned, what more can I say- Everybody Loves Don
Jazzy!
Here’s a quick question though, how is the record label
managing with half of them signed as MTN
ambassadors and the other half GLO? Are they like
rivals now or what?
Don Hilla – “Baddacus”
The young talented artist, Don Hilla aka king pop of
Igbo land, drops a new banging tune titled “Baddacus “.
Don Hilla has always been regarded as an iconic suit to
his profession and he doesn’t fail to exhibit some of that
rep on this new joint.
Download, enjoy and share your thoughts.
Kolly Dee – “Don’t Go”
Kolly Dee is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording
artist and performer.
He debuts his hit single “Don’t Go” on our blog
platform since after it first release on iTunes, February
2014. Being the vocally savvy and skilled tenor that he
his, he presents this new sound that dotes heavily on his
stand out voice texture, musical arrangement and
overall melodies as well as vocal acrobatics to show he’s
better honed than many in the art of singing.
Don’t Go continues to build a rep for Kolly Dee in shores
around the United Kingdom; and we honestly can’t wait
for him to be done from Lviv, Ukraine where he studies
Medicine & Surgery so that he can return with grace to
take our industry by storm.
VIDEO: DJ Xclusive – “Wo Le” ft. Davido
Superstar DJ Xclusive continues his onslaught on the
airwaves with his brand new club banger titled “Wo
Le “. Following up the release of his highly buzzing
debut album ‘According to X’ Wo Le a song already
becoming one of fan’s favourite off his hit-loaded
album, features prolific hitmaker Davido, as the pair
team up to deliver yet another rhythmic and
spellbinding performance on the Spellz-produced
offering.
DJ Xclusive is here with yet another worthy video for
“Wo Le” directed by talented Adasa Cookey for square
ball media.
Download and share your thoughts.
Lil Kesh – “Efejoku” ft. Viktoh
YBNL hitmaker Lil Kesh the guy that gave us hits like
Gbese and Shoki is back again with another monster
street hop hit, this one he titles ”Efejoku ” featuring
labelmate Viktoh . Lil Kesh is on fire again, a club joint
and also for the street. Update your playlist now with
this banging joint. Enjoy!!
Download now and share your thoughts.
Rayce – “Renovation” ft. Olamide
Soundcore Media presents a brand new tune from Rayce
titled “RENOVATION ” featuring Olamide (Baddo). Rayce
has been cooking up a storm sine the debut of his much
anticipated EP; DCMR and this tune definitely ups the ante with Baddo delivering lyrics that remind us of amazing singing and song-writing ability.
Download now and share your thoughts.
DJ Xclusive releases album of the year: "According To X" for free on
Every once in a while, a body of work emerges from the music industry that embodies the sounds and essence of the era. It is the product of the time, effort and ingenuity of numerous people and reaches across countries and borders, uniting all.
Empire Mates Entertainment is proud to present DJ Xclusive's explosive new album: According to X.
Over the past year, DJ Xclusive has successfully established himself as a go-to multi-talented entertainer and media personality. With According To X, he reaches across the continent, establishing his supremacy as one of Africa’s foremost entertainers.
The 21-track album features the hard work and talents of 26 of Africa's most successful artistes including 2 Face Idibia, Cassper Nyovest, Timaya, Terry G, Wizkid, D’Prince, KCee, Phyno, Olamide, Sarkodie, Banky W, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Patoranking, Skales, Burna Boy, and Ice Prince.
The sounds of the album were expertly crafted and created by industry’s finest producers: MasterKraft, Don Jazzy, Spellz, Del B & Pheelz.
"It's taken months of work and effort from a lot of people to bring this together. I'm excited for what we've been able to do, and even more excited for the fans and music lovers all over the continent to get to hear it. This is it. The truth about music. According to X." - DJ Xclusive
The album is available for free on Cloud9.com.ng
The new music platform is working with artistes and platforms to make distribution of digital music more affordable and accessible to Africans.
Get the album exclusively on Cloud9.com.ng now for free.
Let DJ Xclusive change your world!
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