partnership with global music giant Sony Music Entertainment's RCA
Africa label.
D'Banj (born Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo) has signed to a Pan African
multi-album deal with Sony Music's RCA Records. He has also concluded
an exclusive management deal with Sony Music and strategic partner
ROCKSTAR 4000 for the continent.
Under the deal D'Banj will join Sony Music's Pan African RCA Label in
the family of such superstar artists as Usher, Chris Brown, R Kelly,
Alicia Keys, P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Jamie
Foxx, Justin Timberlake, Ke$ha, T-Pain and Miguel.
The breakthrough deal also includes a multi-album, worldwide exclusive
contract with emerging Nigerian singer-songwriter star Kayswitch and a
strategic partnership with D'Banj's Nigerian record label DB Records,
who's catalog includes artists and producers such as J.Sol, Jay Sleek
and DeeVee.
The signing landmarks a historic moment, which sees Africa's number
one superstar artist D'Banj join Africa's number one music and
entertainment company Sony Music.
"Partnering with D'Banj is a seminal event for us at Sony Music
Entertainment Africa.
We've always admired his talent and to be able to assist with
bringing D'Banj's music to millions of fans, established and new,
across the continent is an honour for us.