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Friday, 13 April 2012

Akon Signs Wizkid, in Major Partnership with EME Records

  
Empire Mates Entertainment has signed a major deal with Akon’s Konvict Music to release and produce Wizkid’s album worldwide. The Banky W led record label yesterday announced that paperwork has been signed and that there is now a confirmed joint partnership between EME and Konvict music. 

Although Wiz is the first beneficiary of the arrangement, the deal also makes provision for EME to launch any of its follow up acts on the same platform.

39 comments:

  1. This is twoderful. Congrats bruv. God don make u Bigger

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  2. Yeah we are ready! Way 2 go Wizkid.

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  3. Congrats wizzy.

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  4. Congrats boy! I can see many kids taking up music full time now.

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  5. Congratulations to the dude.

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  6. WOOWWW!!! i am so so happy for these boys.. I just watched Don Jazzy's interview on gidilounge yesterday.. its so exciting to know how big the Nigerian music scene has grown between 1999 and 2012 (13years). Imagine Don Jazzy trying to sell Mo Hits to Storm records for N1m back in '05.. and now every major artist/label is signing international deals worth millions.. See Linda Ikeji sef..

    This just shows you that anything you have passion for, if you work hard and smart at it.. 1 day 1 day u'll blow..

    I pray God gives these ones the grace to manage their success properly and climb higher on the ladder of success

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    1. Lol@ see Linda ikeji sef. You've a point though. If only it could be more organised and this piracy thing is eradicated

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  7. Dbanj, hope you can see how it's done

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  8. Wizzy, now that u have been signed on by Akon. Do not! I repeat do not do what "u know who" did to his label and long time partner simply bcos he signed on to an American label! All the best!

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  9. i commented some days ago dat our musical artistes are going places and doing well compared to the movie ones and someone sniggered.....was i wrong? have we ever asked why? the musical ones have open themselves to new things and are ready to learn compared to the movie ones who i think would rada stick with my onitsha producers and directors and make 20 moves in 1week believing its all about quantity not quality or making yourself better n open to new things.....congrats wiz,but don't forget ur heritage and roots

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  10. God bless Wizkid! nice one.

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  11. Congratulations to wizkid tha hitmaker. God bless you.

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  12. Its ur boy Wizzzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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  13. wizzy-wiz going places. congrats dudes!

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  14. I want to sing oooooo...

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  15. Wizzy Wizzy.....

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  16. Sha no change name like awon broda daniel did!
    Congrats on ur latest achievemnent Wiz!

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  17. Congrat! Wizzy u like my younger brother same advice i will to u. U see wt Dbanj is takin his path bcos of Greed. do nt tread into that direction, u never sold urself for it, it came to u on a plater of Gold thats hw God works so be Focus. And above all try and return back to school cos as ur goin into d int screen, much doors will b open ur level of Education has a part to play. All d Best.

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    1. Best comment so fat...TRY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL...even if it a part-time course...kk

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  18. All d best Wizzy,,we dεγ Чυя side
    ‎​••̸№ 4get Чυя nija fans O°˚˚˚˚˚°o Nάά we make u who u Я,,
    ‎​••̸№ go fight Banky 2morrow O°˚˚˚˚˚°o
    Abeg we dnt wnt anoda war
    Best of luck,nd keep representin

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  19. CONGRATS TO WIZZY! PLS WEN D MONEY DON PLENTY DONT START BEHAVING LIKE DBANJ O.

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  20. y are pple blamin Dbanj...Donjazzy is nt being real.

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    1. How do u mean? Its dbanj who left and started all this rancour

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    2. Wetin yu know, shebi na dapo be d scapegoat nao nd jazzy na d saint wey noo fil do wrong! Iif yu aint dia you can't tell...forget wetin yu dey read!

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  21. nice one wiz mi baby....bt erm...y akon come dy intrestd in naija artistes dese days?? am suspecting dt guy sha...

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  22. I smell another dbanj and don jazzy wahala in the works....

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  23. congrats! now u need to improve ur voice skills(without auto tune) and song writing skills to show the int'l audience what nigeria's got...peace!

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    1. Excuse me. If you were @ his album launch, you'll know he sings live. Int'l stars even lip sync more than we do. Not all performers are song writers!

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  24. Wizkid, I say congrats. Though no fan of yours but I still know a good thing when I see it.

    Kindly send D'banj a mail on how to remember your friends on your way up so that on your way down just in case you can have them around you. Kudos!

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    1. Another artist has sold his soul to the devil . If u dont believe jst keep an eye on his new material from now o.

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  25. Goodluck Wizzy n dnt b like ur Unc*u knw wu I'm tlkin abt*

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  26. make ur own no be like D'banj and Don jazzy. Happy for u sha.

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  27. like seriously i hope d'banj can c hw dis done...unlike d way he went wif his

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  28. dis nigga is going places....totally happy 4 him......well deserved,cnt say d same for some pple.....sha dnt go n do a D'banj/Don Jazzy/Mo Hits saga dere.....

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  29. Good boy! Put God first, dnt be greedy,be humble n go have education ts total freedomm, all d best whizzZ...

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  30. Will he still be reffered to as 'Wizkid' twenty years from now? Just asking. :)

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