When it comes to the current record Label owners in the Nigerian Music Industry, there are certain names that ring a bell.

With people like Don Jazzy, Olamide, Davido, Naira Marley and others using their record labels to give young talented acts a chance at fame, it’s easy to see why the industry is evolving.

These st of people have built not just record labels but homes to artists who need platforms to push out their much-needed talents to the world.

Here are the Top Popular Record label Owners in the Nigerian Music industry

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Don Jazzy

Real Name Micheal Collins Ajereh, Don Jazzy is one of the popular Music executives in the Nigerian Music Industry. He became popular in 2004 alongside his former partner, D’Banj after the release of their track, “Tongolo“.

That same year the two formed Mo’Hits record which for years was one of the biggest labels in Nigeria until its disbandment in 2012. Under Mo’hits records, Don Jazzy groomed artists like Wande Coal, Dr Sid, D’Prince, Kay Switch.

After shutting down Mo’Hits records, Don Jazzy launched another label called Mavin Records signing Reekado Banks, Di’Ja, Tiwa Savage, Korede Bello, Dr Sid, and later on, Rema, Crayon and Ayra Starr.

Mavin is one of Nigeria’s biggest record labels and powerhouses in the industry accounting for a sizable percent of the hit songs to come out every year.

With his over two decades of experience, Don Jazzy has shown grace, excellence, class and even despite the scandals that rock his brand, he is still at the peak of his carer.

Olamide

Olamide started out as a rapper signing under ID Cabasa’s “Coded Tune” under which he released his debut album, Rapsodi in 2011. However, the following year, he launched his own label, YBNL with the help of his long-time collaborator, Pheelz.

Years later, he started signing talented acts into the label like Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, Viktoh, Chinko Ekun, Davolee, Lyta, Picazo Rhap, Limerick, Temmie Ovwasa, Yomi Blaze all of which have left the label.

The label currently houses acts like DJ Enimoney, Fireboy DML, Pheelz, among others.

Despite the many scandals that have rocked Olamide and the label’s way of managing artists, the singer has given a lot of artists platforms, helping to craft a successful brand.

Davido

When Davido first launched into the Industry, he was under HKN Label which was managed by his brother, Adewale Adeleke, him and his cousin, Sina Rambo.

In 2016, he announced he signed a deal with Sony Music and then founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) a few months after signing with Sony.

The first set of artists that were signed to the label were Dremo, Mayorkun, Yonda and Peruzzi. Currently, Yonda and Maryokun are no longer on the label, but other artists like Liya (the label’s first female artist), Napji, among others are signed to the label.

Davido has proven to be not just a successful singer but a smart Label boss who has evidence to back up his skills.

Dr Dolor

Dr. Dolor whose real name is Osadolor Nate Asemota, is a Nigerian businessman, musical producer, and entrepreneur.

He was born and raised in Edo State’s Benin City. He worked as a marketing executive at Etisalat and Globacom, rising to the level of manager before launching his first company, Global Prime Advantage Solutions (GPAS).

Following the success of GPAS, he established his second company, Dr. Dolor Entertainment (DDE) in 2016, which is a record label and music distribution organization.

It’s under this label, that popular female artist, Teni is signed to. On most of her songs, references to the name of the label is given.

The label also houses other upcoming acts like Hotkid, Afin Osha, Nikita, and Ryan Omo.

Currently, Dr Dolor has is now releasing songs of his own, like “I Go Pay”, “Prosperity”, “Wake Up” among others.

Audu Makori

Audu Makori is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker and creative industry expert. He is the co-founder and President of Chocolate City Entertainment.

He launched Chocolate City alongside Paul Okeugo and his brother Yahaya Maikori as directors of the company.

In January 2005, Chocolate City signed Jeremiah Gyang under a recording and management contract and re-released the album ‘Na Ba Ka‘. In mid-2006, M.I was signed up to Chocolate City.

Others like Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Ruby Gyang were signed to the label.

In 2015 Audu via Twitter announced his exit as CEO of Chocolate City Music and the appointment of M.I as the new CEO of Chocolate City Music, with label mate Ice Prince Zamani as the Vice President of the music label.

Maikori was made judge for the first season of Nigerian Idol alongside Yinka Davies and Jeffrey Daniel in 2010 and was seen as the Simon Cowell of the show.

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E-Money

Emeka Okonkwo who is famously known as E-money is an entrepreneur, investor, business tycoon, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Five Star Music.

He is into Oil and Gas also has a different chain of businesses home and abroad which includes a shipping company.

He is the younger brother of the Limpopo crooner, Kcee, and also the official sponsor of his music career as well as signing likes of Harrysong, Skiibii, Xbusta.

Apart from Kcee, Skiibii and Harrysong have left the label.

Wizkid

Ayo Balogun also known as Wizkid is not a Nigerian superstar but the owner and founder of Starboy ENtertainment. When Wizkid first came into the industry, he was signed to Banky W’s EME Records under which he released two albums, “Superstar” and “AYO”

After years of being with EME, Wizkid left the label and launched his Starboy Entertainment Label. In 2017, he signed to Sony Music and released his third album, “Sounds from the Other Side”.

In April 2013, Wizkid signed Maleek Berry and Legendury Beatz and later L.A.X to his imprint.

In 2016, Wizkid signed management deals with Efya, R2Bees, and Mr Eazi and in 2018, announced the signing of Terri to the label.

Phyno

Born Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike and known as Phyno, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.

He started his music career as a producer in 2003 and is famous for rapping in the Igbo language. Under his Penthauze label, Phyno released his debut album, “No Guts No Glory“.

Penthauze in 2011 had Runtown, Shugaboi and Flipside on its bill. It signed Storm Rex in 2014, the singer becoming the label’s sole female act.

The label as a crew announced itself with the song ‘Camera Out’ (2011). Runtown, however, left the label in 2013. Currently, the label houses Afro trap rapper, Cheque who became popular in 2020 thanks to his hit song, “Zoom“.

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Naira Marley

Azeez Adeshina Fashola known by his stage name as Naira Marley is a British-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

After launching to fame in 2017, then getting into trouble with EFCC over fraud-related charges and building a fanbase called Marlians, Naira Marley launched his label Marlian Music in 2019.

During the “Marlian Fest“, which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on 30 December 2019, Naira Marley announced the launch of his record label Marlian Records and unveiled CBlvck, Zinoleesky, MohBad and Fabian Blu as signed acts.

On 10 July 2020, Naira Marley took to his Instagram Page to unveil another act under his label, named: Emo Grae and later the same year unveiled two more acts, Lyta and Tori Keeche under the label.

Mohbad and Zinoleesky are currently the faces of the label with their chart-topping songs which has sealed their name in the streets.

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When it comes to Street Hop Music in Nigeria, Naira Marley is one of the few artists whose brilliant artistry and business mindset had transformed the scene.

Naira Marley might be a cruise master who appears to be playful, but the truth is that he is a driven and great-minded individual who is establishing a solid enterprise in the music industry.

Aside from his several hit songs that have dominated the street and topped charts, the rapper cum singer is also giving young talented acts like him the chance at making it in a competitive industry.

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The Inception

Since breaking onto the scene, Naira Marley has established herself as a significant street artist who depicts the daily struggle of life on the streets in a simple, relatable, and often provocative style.

He’s been able to smoothly blend his western experience as a young man in Peckham with the realities of a savvy hustler on the Lagos streets.

Naira Marley’s music gained an audience across the poor, medium, and upper levels of society, bridging the gap between the streets and gated communities.

Naira Marley has since cemented his status as the king of the streets by founding the Marlian movement, which has a devoted following willing to spend their lives in the footsteps of the superstar.

The Kings and its Kingmakers

YBNL Boss, Olamide could be said to be the first artist who has given street hop artists a platform to refine their talent.

With his successful label, YBNL, Olamide has launched a number of artists into the music scene, giving them the opportunity to grow, showcase their talents and gain a sizable audience.

Outside of signing artists to his Label, Olamide has also co-signed on other artists’ songs, indirectly giving them an opportunity to use his star power to their advantage.

Naira Marley has been a beneficiary of Olamide’s influence and has been touted several times as his replacement as King of Streets.

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However, while we won’t be looking into if Naira Marley is worthy of replacing Olamide, we would be considering the impact Naira Marley has had on the streets and how he is paving a path for other artists.

Marlian Music

Naira Marley demonstrated that he had an ear for talent and a passion for fostering street music by establishing the Marlian Record label, which now has some of the most promising performers the streets have to offer.

Marlian Records is now quickly establishing itself as Nigeria’s hottest record label in recent times, slowly rubbing shoulders with other successful labels in the Nigerian music scene.

During the “Marlian Fest”, which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on 30th December 2019, Naira Marley announced the launch of his record label “Marlian Records” and unveiled CBlvck, Zinoleesky, MohBad and Fabian Blu as signed acts.

On July of 2020, he unveiled another act, EMo Grae, and then signed Lyta, who was formerly under Olamide’s YBNL label in August.

Barely a week after signing the budding Lyta to his Marlian Records imprint, he signed his first female artist, Tori Keeche.

Marlian Record’s success, as well as Naira Marley’s title as the King of street music, has been validated by their performance on Nigeria’s most important music chart.

Marlian Record boasts a roster of creative musicians who are adept at creating catchy tracks that appeal to a wide range of audiences and are supported across numerous channels.

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Here are some of them;

– Zinoleesky

Onyide Azeez, also known as Zinoleesky, is a pioneer member of the Marlian music record label. Naira Marley revealed Zinoleesky’s signing to the music record on the same day he unveiled the record label.

Zinoleesky has released a number of tracks as one of the fast-rising outstanding musicians and members of the Marlian music record label.

He is the label’s second most popular artist. He has more hit songs than everyone else in the label except Naira Marley.

Unlike his friend Lil Frosh, who was signed to the label earlier, he reportedly turned down Davido’s offer to be signed to the DMW record label.

-Mohbad

Mohbad, as he is affectionately known by his admirers, is another rising force in the record label. The Nigerian artist and songwriter whose full name is Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba hail from Lagos State.

He, like Zinoleesky, was revealed as one of the Marlian music record company’s signees on the night the label was launched.

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He is quite talented and well-known on his Instagram profile for posting raps, beats, choruses, and freestyles.

In 2020, he gained mainstream prominence after the popularity of his hit song “KPK” with serial producer, Rexxie.

He followed up in 2021 with another hit tune, ‘Feel Good” which earned more fans.

-Lyta

Lyta is a gifted Nigerian rapper, singer, and composer who was previously signed to Olamide’s YBNL record label.

The young musician from Kwara state had a falling out with his former boss, which resulted in his departure from the label. He did a lot of covers and released some songs before he left, including Time (featuring Olamide).

After his exit from YBNL, the Monalisa corner joined the Marlian family. He is currently the 4th most popular artist on the label. Under Marlian Music, he has released a lot of songs which have helped in boosting his popularity.

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Mp3bullet.ng has unveiled a top 10 list of Nigerian & South African collaborations in 2021 so far.

Focalistic ft. Davido, Vigro Deep – Ke Star Remix

For this resounding Amapiano tune, Focalistic employed Davido’s vocals for a soothing remix delivery.

The original surfaced in 2020, and it became one of the hottest Amapiano songs in South Africa.

In a bid to reach a wider audience, he enlists the DMW frontman for the refix and it became a blast.

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Naira Marley X Busiswa – Coming

The Marlian president took us to another dimension as he served us this erotic melody.

On it, he tagged his South African associate, Busiswa for a great collaboration.

Tekno ft. Mafikizolo – Enjoy Remix

This is another superb collaboration we witnessed this year. After relishing us with the mid-tempo gbedu in 2020, Tekno decided to upgrade the sound with a remix, featuring popular SA Mafikizolo.

Again, on this remix, Tekno shows us he is boss!

Falz ft. Kamo Mphela, Mpura, Niniola, Sayfar – Squander Remix

Going by the success of the original Amapiano infused song, Falz thought to make another outstanding performance by providing a remix.

On it, he retains Ninola, and employed South African Kamo Mphela and others.

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Zinoleesky ft. Mayorkun, Busiswa – Kilofeshe Remix

The Marlian Music protege Zinoleesky proved beyond doubt his worth to be in the mainstream as he unlocked the original version of this Amapiano infused jam.

Of course, for such a well-accepted tune from a fast-rising, it is paramount to have a reloaded version.

Zino, however, presented it with a feature from Mayorkun and Busiswa.

Yemi Alade ft. Mzansi Youth Choir – Rain

Off her latest project, “Empress” comes this fine track that features the Mzansi Youth Choir.

About the song, she promotes the African culture in a glorious way, as she takes a toll on the late Majek Fashek’s rhythm.

Rexxie ft. Mohbad, Sho Madjozi – Ko Por Ke (KPK Remix)

This is another groovy collaboration that has been on the top 10 radar since its inception.

The glorious KPK by Rexxie certainly got the best remix as he tagged Sho Madjozi and retained his vocalist, Mohbad.

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Tori Keeche ft. Busiswa – Good Boyfriend

Again, Busiswa finds herself on another Marlian track, as the first lady of Marlians Music tagged her on this groove.

Olakira ft. Sho Madjozi – Call On Me (Nigerian South African collaborations)

This Nigerian signer enlisted the South African rapper, for his melodious song. As a matter of fact, this is one of the songs off his 4 Play (Ep) that was released some months back.

DJ Oskido ft. Niniola – Bank Banky (Nigerian South African collaborations)

The veteran South African disk jockey teamed up with Nigeria’s Niniola for this single.

Respectively, this tune is off Oskido’s latest body of work titled Back To The Future (EP).

Top 10 Nigerian & South African Collaborations in 2021 so far

• Focalistic ft. Davido, Vigro Deep – Ke Star Remix
• Naira Marley X Busiswa – Coming
• Tekno ft. Mafikizolo – Enjoy Remix
• Falz ft. Kamo Mphela, Mpura, Niniola, Sayfar – Squander Remix
• Zinoleesky ft. Mayorkun, Busiswa – Kilofeshe Remix
• Yemi Alade ft. Mzansi Youth Choir – Rain
• Rexxie ft. Mohbad, Sho Madjozi – Ko Por Ke (KPK Remix)
• Tori Keeche ft. Busiswa – Good Boyfriend
• Olakira ft. Sho Madjozi – Call On Me
• DJ Oskido ft. Niniola – Bank Banky

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There are artists and then, there are influencers of the culture; for Olamide, Naira Marley, Zlatan, the latter is the case.

The Nigerian-born street hop movement has gone a long way since it was born out of a mix of indigenous rap and Afropop six years ago.

With a number of artists gaining fame under its umbrella, there are few who have transcended just being artists into being gatekeepers of the culture.

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Olamide

When a young Olamide stormed the industry in 2009 with “Eni Duro“, he got eyes listening as he dropped hard gritty bars and punchlines.

Over the last decade, no rapper has held the Nigerian street music scene in a chokehold like Olamide- the rapper is one of the most bankable rappers in Nigeria with his slew of anthems and more than 10 projects (both albums and EPs)

Olamide is the King of the streets as he has been able to dominate with hit anthems, popularize dance routines and slangs.

However, the rapper isn’t just respected for only his music, he has also become one of the go-to artists for any budding street artist to score hit music.

His large heart and easy access have made him a legend among upcoming street artists who struggles to gain attention all by themselves.

Prior to Zlatan’s fame as a result of his verse on Chinko Ekun’s “Able God,” he had teamed up with Olamide for his 2017 “My Body.”

This collaboration first introduced Zlatan to the mainstream before “Able God” solidified his stay.

Outside their collaboration, Olamide showed continuous support for the younger artist despite being pitted against him on every slightest occasion.

Naira Marley has also benefitted from associating with Olamide. The two collaborated on “Ko SI Werey” in 2016 and the following year regrouped on “Issa Goal” this time former YBNL protege, Lil Kesh contributed.

While Olamide has suffered constant comparison with Zlatan and Naira Marley by fans, he has still found a way to evolve, with his last two albums, “Carpe Diem” and “Uy Scuti” showing an artistic evolution.

YBNL

Olamide’s debut album, “Rapsodi” was released in 2011 under ID Cabasa’s Coded Tune Label but his second album, “YBNL” was released under his label of the same name in 2012.

The label to this date has not only been home to him and his catalogue but several others.

Olamide and his label, YBNL, have aided the careers of some of Nigeria’s most well-known musicians in recent years. While some have soured on him since then, the majority still hold him in high regard.

YBNL’s biggest products include Adekunle Gold, Fireboy DML, Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Pheelz.

While the label has had its fair share of controversies surrounding its management style and handling of its artists, it would be dishonest to deny its impact on the Nigerian Music scene and most especially the street scene.

Lil Kesh is Olamide’s biggest product under the umbrella of the streets. Lil Kesh stormed the industry with “Shoki” creating not just a street anthem but a dance craze.

The song brought with it a culture shift in the Industry that makes Olamide’s infamous rant at the 2015 Headies about Lil Kesh’s loss to Reekado Banks for the “Next Rated” category valid.

In fact, Lil Kesh’s two years at YBNL was a pivotal moment in his career that unfortunately went on a decline after he left the label.

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Another street product from YBNL is Chinko Ekun. While still a law student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the rapper with the incredibly hilarious Mandarin gimmick, signed to YBNL.

Although, compared to Lil Kesh, Chinko didn’t achieve much under the label, only finding fame after he left with his 2018’s hit song, “Able God”

However, the foundation of Chinko Ekun’s growth in the industry was laid in YBNL and the label gave a platform when nobody else did.

Marlian Music

Naira Marley broke into the spotlight as a rookie with the Olamide and Lil Kesh assisted “Issa Goal” in 2017.

After a short while of being in the background, Naira Marley found himself again in the spotlight after being embroiled in internet fraud cases.

While other artists would have drowned under these scandals, Naira Marley found order in the chaos, strengthening his career with hit songs like “Soapy,” “Am I a Yahoo Boy” “4 Nights In Ekohtiebo”, “Bad influence”, “Mafo”, “Tesumole” amongst others.

During the “Marlian Fest”, which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on 30 December 2019, Naira Marley announced the launch of his record label Marlian Records and revealed CBlvck, Zinoleesky, MohBad and Fabian Blu as signed acts.

In 2020, he added three more acts, Lyta, Emo Grae and Tori Keeche to the label.

Zinoleesky is Marlian Music leading star with hit songs like “Mapariwo”, “Kilofeshe”, “Naira Marley.”

Another star act in the label is the trailblazing Mohbad who has steadily climbed his way into the hearts of people with songs like “Komajensun”, “KPK”, “Ponmo”, ‘Feel Good”

Zanku Music

Zlatan launched Zanku records in 2020 and unveiled three artists; Papisnoop, Oberz & Jamopyper.

In terms of impact on the streets, the label is still a newbie unlike YBNL and Marlian Music, however, its star act, Jamopyper has found a level of fame with two hit songs “If No Be You” which features Mayorkun and “Better Better“.

Oberz on the other hand is still yet to have a mainstream hit but has found fame thanks to his features on Zlatan’s “Unripe Pawpaw“, “Suffer“, the remix of the 2021 hit, “Lagos Anthem.”

Papisnoop also does not have a mainstream hit yet but has been featured on hit songs like “The Matter“, “Unripe Pawpaw”, “Shomo.”

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Impact and Influence

One good part about the Olamide, Naira Marley, Zlatan is their willingness to provide a platform for talented budding artists like them.

These three have not only seen to it that the streets continues to dish out good music but also help build young creatives.

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Thus, here is a list of 5 trending songs from Naija rookies.

Lojay x Sarz – Tonongo

It is a single from their recently released joint body of work, ‘LV N ATTN’ which consists of 5 summer jams.

It’s been the sensation for the “hip-hop” lovers lately with a good streaming number from fans.

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Olamide ft. Fave – Pon Pon

Her impact in blending to the beat lyrically with an utmost desire to perfect the pop tune articulately fits her into this category. Clearly, there was a struggle of who outshined who in the song, and thus for a brilliant performance, we have added her to this list! Enjoy

Dandizzy ft. Bella Shmurda – Mbong

Here is another fast-rising rapper about to hit the sky with his artistic prowess. In making the song, he tags the rave of the moment, Bella Shmurda into giving him the smooth chorus flow that fits his space. Both created magic and you’d definitely love it!

Tori Keeche ft. Zinoleesky – Think Too Much

Marlian’s first lady drops in her debut work tagged, Torilyna’s Secret Book, and in this track summons the services of her label mate, Zinoleesky. Beyond killing the beat, Tori proves how versatile she can be in this track and that goes the same for Zino. A top-tier production of a likely “already made” artiste is what this record suggests!

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Jaido P ft. Olamide – Survive

After gracing us with his amazing single Tesinapot , he drops another one featuring Olamide again. Survive sees Jaido creatively narrating an interesting story with good vocal positions and brilliant lyrics. Currently, he is clearly one of the artists to watch out for!

Likewise, as we await his upcoming project in the coming months, let’s enjoy his rave with this song.

5 Trending songs from Naija rookies

1. Lojay x Sarz – Tonongo
2. Olamide ft. Fave – Pon Pon
3. Dandizzy ft. Bella Shmurda – Mbong
4. Tori Keeche ft. Zinoleesky – Think Too Much
5. Jaido P ft. Olamide – Survive

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Rising star, Tori Keeche impressively gives us this soft jam, titled “Come Through.”

She didn’t just provide all the verses on this record, as she gets an impressive assist from her label mate, Mohbad.

Of course, this is one of the singles from her debut project, Torilyna’s Secret book, which houses 4 songs.

According to her;

The project is a musical diary of an average girl who is floating in the world of true love, heartbreak, being a side chick, passion, and desire.

Being a student of experience, this imaginative but realistic story is relatable and might just be what’s on every girls mind.
Enjoy!

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Soft and cruisey, Listen and enjoy here!

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Marlian’s queen, Tori Keeche serves us another lit single titled “Think Too Much.”

She teams up with her talented label mate, Zinoleesky in making this beautiful record.

Off her debut project titled, Torilyna’s Secret Book, comes this heated Afro-pop single.

Torilyna’s Secret Book has top Artists featuring the likes of Naira Marley, Busiswa, Mohbad, and Zinoleesky alongside fast-rising Marlian lover boy EMO Grae.

The project is a musical diary of an average girl who is floating in the world of true love, heartbreak, being a side chick, passion, and desire. Being a student of experience, this imaginative but realistic story is relatable and might just be what’s on every girl’s mind.
Enjoy!

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Listen Up!

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Fast-rising female singer, Tori Keeche hits us with another banger titled, Good Boyfriend.

She tags South African sensational, Busiswa in making this perfect hit. This record is from her recent body of work, “Torilyna’s Secret Book”, which houses 6 amazing songs.

Additionally, this is her first certified international collaboration and it’s certainly a gem.

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Stream and enjoy here

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Finally, Tori Keeche releases her anticipated project titled, Torilyna’s Secret Book EP.

Signing into the Marlian Music record was Tori’s first step into greatness, and now she seconds it with her debut project housing 6 awesome tracks.

Taking to her Instagram page;

Torilyna’s Secret Book has top Artists featuring the likes of Naira Marley, Busiswa, Mohbad, and Zinoleesky alongside fast-rising Marlian lover boy EMO Grae.

The project is a musical diary of an average girl who is floating in the world of true love, heartbreak, being a side chick, passion, and desire. Being a student of experience, this imaginative but realistic story is relatable and might just be what’s on every girl’s mind.
Enjoy!

Prior to this, she dropped in her single titled Yoga, featuring her label boss, Naira Marley. Upon arrival, the display of greatness cannot be overlooked and with all certainty, this body of work is going to be lit!

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THE TRACKLIST

1. Good Boyfriend ft. Busiswa
2. Wagbayi
3. Come Through ft. Mohbad
4. Oh My Love ft. Emo Grae
5. Think Too Much ft. Zinoleesky
6. Yoga ft. Naira Marley

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In the early 2000s, Music personalities like Kenny Ogungbe and Don Jazzy were some of the few personalities that were paving way for upcoming artists by signing them to their record labels. They had a knack for picking talented young artists and grooming them for success.

As more artists began to establish their own labels, they also followed suit by signing talented music sensations.

We have compiled a list of 5 Nigerian Artists who are paving ways for upcoming artists and have birthed stars using their platforms.

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Olamide

Olamide is Nigeria’s best Indigenous rapper to date who have broken boundaries and records with his Discography and rap prowess.

One other thing the rap God is known for his is the ability to choose/groom Stars. Olamide and his label YBNL have contributed to some of the biggest music careers in recent Nigerian history.

A number of music stars owe their success to the rapper. While some have since left him in acrimony, most retain respect for him.

These artists include Adekunle Gold, Lyta, Davolee, Picazo, Viktoh, Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Fireboy DML.

Apart from artists, Olamide has also been an instrument of success for music producers like Pheelz who produced most of the songs from Olamide’s Baddest Guy Ever Liveth album and Young Jonn.

Olamide is also known for featuring on New School artists’ songs which on its own is free publicity. Artists like Naira Marley, Zlatan, Bella Shmurda, Jaido P have benefited from this relationship.

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Davido

Since his rise to fame in 2011, Davido has secured himself as one Top three superstars in the music industry.

With more than ten years in the industry, the music star has not only created hits but also created one of Nigeria’s most formidable labels presently called DMW or the 30 Billion Gang.

DMW is the home to new and rising artists who are taking the industry by storm some of which include, Mayorkun, Perruzi, Yonda, Ichaba, Dremo, DJ Ecool, and the label first female artist, Liya.

He was also an instrument to the success and popularity of Music Producers like Kiddominant, Fresh VDM, Napji.

Video Director, Dammy Twitch also became popular thanks to handling most of Davido’s music videos shoot. The label is also home to also personalities like Davido’s manager, Asa Asika, Davido’s hype Special Spesh, Aloma DMW, Isreal DMW e.t.c

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Mr Eazi

In 2015, Mr Eazi dominated the music scene with his melodious and groovy tracks that had people dancing. The singer popularized the Banku Sound in the Nigerian Music Industry.

In 2018, the singer launched emPawa Africa program, a charity, and investment program to equip Africa’s most promising music talents with tools, network and money so they can become independent music entrepreneurs.

The first artist to enjoy the program was Joeboy who became successful with ‘Baby’. The program recently empowered 30 other upcoming artists with a $10,000 non-repayable grant for filming their first official music video and pay for marketing services and other services to launch their music recording career.

The program has been a blessing to artists like Lady Donli, J.erobie from Ghana, Namenj, Cnatty, Goodgirl La, e.t.c

Naira Marley

Despite being controversial and on bad terms with the Law, Naira Marley has dominated the streets since the success of his song, ‘Issa a Goal’.

The street hop artist launched his label, Marlian Music in 2019 and had since signed artists like Zinoleesky, MohBad, Fabian Blu, C-Blvck, Emo Grae, Tori Keeche.

In the second half of 2020, he signed former YBNL artiste, Lyta to his label.

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Zlatan

Zlatan gained recognition in the Nigerian music industry after releasing the Olamide-assisted track “My Body” in 2017. He went to release songs that would dominate the streets and popularized the Zanku dance.

In 2020, he announced the establishment of his Label, Zanku Records under which he signed Papisnoop, Oberz & Jamopyper.

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Mp3bullet compiles a list of 5 Nigerian female artistes to watch out for this year.

When describing the females in the Nigeran music industry, one would agree their influence in the growth of the industry cannot be overlooked.

The 5 Nigerian female artistes to watch out for this year are:

Liya:

Abdulsalam Suliyat Modasola better known as Liya is a Nigerian fast-rising Singer and Linguistic Graduate from the University of Ilorin.

The singer had released a couple of songs like Abedi Pele, Trust Issues, Be my vibe amidst others before she was sighted by DMW boss Davido.

Davido signed her into his label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in early days of October, 2020.

So far, Liya has released her debut Single “Melo” Produced by Zaki Magic, and it has been doing pretty well on the airwaves.

She tops our list of 5 Nigerian female artistes to watch out for this year.

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Dunnie:

Dunnie is a Nigerian Indie songwriter, singer, and producer.

Born Oladunni Lawal, she is one of Nigeria’s indie artistes making and promoting their music independently with most staying away from mainstream sounds.

She went solo in 2014 to work on her craft and has been persistently creative since the release of her debut body of work, “Seven” the EP in 2018.

Her ‘Overdose‘ of last year served as a sequel to the lead track off the FOUR E.P.

However, she released the remix of this song featuring Nigerian singer Oxlade.

 Dunnie‘s efforts and talent have been recognized by large brands as seen with her work with Nestle.

Her steadiness towards her music cannot be overlooked and that puts her on our list of 5 Nigrerian female artistes to watch out for.

Ayra starr:

 Don Jazzy‘s new discovery Ayra Starr is a star full of potentials ready to be exploited.

Born as Onyinkansola Aderibigbe, the 18-year-old afropop Nigerian singer has been on the watchlist since 2019.

The Mavins’ Record singer just got signed in last year, but clearly she presents herself like an artiste who has been on board for over a decade.

On 21 January, 2021 she releaseed her first 5-track EP titled after her name which includes Away, Ija, DITR, Sare and Memories.

The same day, she released the official video of her lead single “Away”

Her fame has so preceeded that after the release of her EP, fans began comparing her with popular singer Tems.

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Fave:

Fast-rising Godsfavour Chidozie is an upcoming singer and songwriter popularly identified as Fave.

She started gaining prominence in late 2019 and 2020 when she released singles like M.O.M.M.S (Me or Mask My Sins) and DAL (Dead Ass love).

Her freestyle turned single titled “NBU” (Nobody But You) in April 2020, gave her the attention she deserved.

It started off as a freestyle on social media before Jimmi Abdul reached out to her with a beat birthing this viral song.

The song has gotten co-signs from music moguls like Mr Eazi, Adekunle Gold, among others.

With this rising fame, a lot of listeners are looking forward to what she has to offer in the industry this year.

Tori keeche:

Naira Marley’s latest and first female signee has proven herself to be force to watch out for this year.

The Anambra born artiste finished her Secondary school education at Debiruss College Lagos and is presently a student of psychology at the University of Lagos.

Tori Keeche is also a member of the producing trio called Tripsss which includes Niphkeys and IBK.

Being the Marlians first lady, Tori came out with a huge hit in 2020 titled  ‘Yoga’ featuring Marlian label boss Naira Marley.

This year, she surprised us with a lovely single titled ” Oh My Love” featuring her label partner Emo Grae.

She claims the fifth position of our list of 5 Nigerian female artistes to watch out for this year.

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Five Nigerian female artistes to watch out for this year

• Liya
• Dunnie
• Ayra Starr
• Fave
• Tori Keeche

Worthy Mentions

• Vee Iye
• Candy Bleakz
• Raybekah

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Record Labels are a necessary evil in the Music Industry as they provide the proper structure needed for an artist to grow.

Every year, fresh talents are chosen by Record labels to join their ever-expanding list of stars.

In 2020, some popular Nigerian Record Labels signed a fresh batch of new talents introducing them to music lovers. We compiled a list of the top 5 that caught our attention with their unique talents.

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Candy Bleakz

‘Dragon Lady’ as she is known by fans, Candy Bleakz is no newbie to the industry, she started as a frontman for the underground indigenous rap group, Street Billionaires until 2020 when she signed a record deal with Chocolate City.

She then released ‘Kelegbe’ which was produced by Masterkraft followed by “Won La” which is a proper street banger.

Candy raps in Yoruba with an infectious voice and has an uncanny knack for catchy one-liners. Someone would say she is the female version of Zlatan.

Jujuboy Star

Jujuboy Star has been underground for a while, having released several songs to his name on streaming platforms. In 2020, Burna Boy‘s former label, Aristokrat Records signed him to the label.

He released “I dey There”, his first official single under the imprint. The song had amassed thousands of streams on Youtube. Jujuboy has a melodious voice that feels like a soothing balm on a body ache.

Liya

In October 2020, Davido dropped surprise news that he would be signing his first female artist to DMW and later revealed her to be Liya.

Liya has released some songs before her signing to DMW, after her signing, she released her first official song, “Melo” which was praised for its unique sound.

Liya is different from the rest artists in DMW as her mid-tempo voice is seductive and enchanting.

Emo Grae

Opeyemi Michael Edebie popularly known as Emo Grae is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who was signed to Marlian Music in 2020.

Immediately after his signing, he released “0903” featuring Buju. Months later, he dropped “How Come” featuring fellow labelmate, Zinoleesky.

He has a unique style of music. His music genre is Afro-Pop infused with Alternative sound.

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Tori Keeche

Tori Keeche is a Nigerian fast-rising female singer and songwriter. She was unveiled as the First Lady of the Marlian Records by Naira Marley in 2020.

They collaborated on her first official song titled “Yoga”. Tori is an Afro-dancehall artist with very impressive vocals.

New Artists signed to Nigerian Record labels in 2020

• Candy Bleakz
• Jujuboy Star
• Liya
• Emo Grae
• Tori Keeche

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