Friday 20 April 2012

NIGERIA'S POP STAR "DBANJ" SIGNED UNTO MECURY RECORDS U.K.








Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Popular Nigerian artiste, Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as "D’ banj" has been revealed by Mercury Records in the UK as one of the artistes on the label.

Although his publicist and management are yet to respond to our E-mails concerning the signing, D’banj seems to have confirmed the news himself as he has updated the bio section profile on his Twitter page.

Mercury records which is part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.American Rap star " Kanye West", CEO of G.O.O.D music record label which recently signed D’banj, is a member of the Island Def Jam Music group.

Other artistes on the label as named on the company’s website include: Elton John, Jay-Z, Paul Mccartney, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and a host of other popular international artistes.

Last week, according to information on Mercury Record’s website, D’banj’s ‘Oliver Twist’ was played every day on Radio 1 Breakfast show by Scott Mills. They called the track Scott Mill’s ‘Big Thing’.

D’banj through his official website www.dbanjofficial.com announced May 13th as the release date for his ‘Oliver Twist’ hit single video.

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