Adekunle Gold is now signed to Def Jam Recordings

American multinational record label, Def Jam Recordings has announced the signing of Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter, Adekunle Gold. In a statement to Billboard, Tunji Balogun CEO/chairman of Def Jam Recordings said; “I’ve been following Adekunle Gold since I first heard his record ‘Sade’ in 2016. Over the years, everything in AG’s world has elevated — his songwriting has refined, the…

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SQUARE IS REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING TIDAL FROM JAY-Z

Square Inc. is reportedly in talks to purchase TIDAL from JAY-Z as part of an effort to diversify, according to Bloomberg. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who runs the digital-payment company, discussed a possible deal with the Reasonable Doubt emcee, who acquired the streaming giant for $56 million in 2015. Both men were recently spotted over the summer vacationing on a yacht…

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DEF JAM RECORDS LAUNCHES IN AFRICA INCLUDES VECTOR, CASSPER NYOVEST, NASTY C, LARRY GAAGA, OTHERS IN ROSTER

Universal Music Group today announced the launch of Def Jam Africa, a new label division within the continent. According to the announcement, the new label is dedicated to representing “the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa, and will follow the blueprint of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label,” one of the most important hip-hop/R&B…

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KANYE WEST IS RELEASING A NEW ALBUM “JESUS IS KING.”

Kanye West is reportedly set to release his ninth studio album titled Jesus Is King. Following on from his 2018 record Ye, the LP is due out this month of September, as revealed in a tweet by Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian-West. With songs including “God Is”, “Sweet Jesus”, and “Baptized”, the religion-traversing track list is very en-brand for Yeezus himself, whose weekly Sunday Services see the rapper…

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