Is D’banj really the most
Prosperous Nigerian Artiste as
he Signs With Mercury Records
UK?
African pop giant and former
Mo’hits boss Dapo ‘D’banj’
Oyebanjo has signed with
Mercury Records, an imprint in
the UK under the Mercury
Records Group of Universal
Music UK.
Mercury Records is a record label
operating as a standalone
company in the UK and as part
of the The Island Def Jam Music
Group in the US; both are
subsidiaries of Universal Music
Group.
Mercury Records lists D’banj on
their official website as one of
their acts alongside the likes of
UK rock singer-songwriter Elton
John, Soft Rock singer Taylor
Swift Irish rock group U2, former
The Beatles musician Paul
McCartney and others.
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.
D’banj has also launched his
personal website
www.dbanjofficial.com where
the Mecury Records logo boldly
appears in the bottom right
corner.
The new bio reads ‘DB/Good
Music/ Mercury/IDJ’ (IDJ meaning
Island Def Jam). When asked by a
fan on Twitter what ‘IDJ’ means,
he responded ‘island Def Jam
bro’.
D’banj is however not listed on
the G.O.O.D Music/Def Jam official
roaster on the label’s website.
D’banj who recently parted ways
with his former Mo’Hits label
partner Don Jazzy has relocated
to the US where he will continue
to push his brand and music in
the foreign music market.
The entertainer is set to officially
release his smash single
‘Oliver’ (which recently made
Scott Mills’ Radio 1 ‘Record Of The
Week’) in the UK on May 14.
D’banj as announced earlier will
also perform at the 2012
Barclaycard Wireless Festival
which holds at the Hyde Park,
London, on Saturday, July, 7
2012 and at the BBC Hackney
Weekend 2012 in London come
June 23 and 24

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