Meet The Agricultural Commodities Trader Building An African Empire
Lucy Githugo, bird story agency When Ayodeji Balogun was just 14 years old, he made his first commodities trade. In May, his company secured first place in the Financial Times’
Lucy Githugo, bird story agency When Ayodeji Balogun was just 14 years old, he made his first commodities trade. In May, his company secured first place in the Financial Times’
Following their latest music video release for Cough (Odo) with Kizz Daniel nearing 30 million views on YouTube, with the single itself amassing over 150 million digital streams, revered independent
Nigerian Afro-Fusion legend Wande Coal has released his new single, alongside crispy visuals, titled Umbrella. Co-written by grammy-nominated producer Sak Pase, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Sean Kingston and Wande Coal, the single
Hard on the heels of his smash hit record Buga which moved the world with over 264.5 million views on TikTok, among other social media and streaming platforms, incredibly gifted
Leading independent American music distribution company EMPIRE announced, on Friday October 14th, that it will be releasing its first-ever African compilation album, Where We Come From (Vol. 1), as a
On Sunday, 15th May 2022, the African arm of the leading music distribution company and independent label, EMPIRE celebrated African excellence with their inaugural intimate series of spring events. Themed
This week, EMPIRE, the leading independent label, distributor, and publisher, has launched a collaboration with ComplexLand, the groundbreaking digital experience developed by Complex Networks. As part of ComplexLand, EMPIRE has curated a digital
Olamide Baddo has been that one mainstream Nigerian artist who has kept his goals to himself and not made a concerted effort to pander to the West. His YBNL label
The failure to develop proper infrastructure has created a Nigerian music industry where there are simply too many labels. The dominance of 360 deals has led to most artists breaking
It’s late on a Wednesday evening when the conversation begins. From somewhere in London, his charismatic voice seeps in on the phone, its silky, energetic accent dousing any fatigue left
She steals from the gods the power of resurrection, and then raises her beloved from the dead. Then she bequeaths the loot to him, with which he builds a reputation
Last week, Universal Music Group announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Mavin Records, subject to regulatory approval in a deal to be finalized by Q3 of 2024. Financial
Almost like it was pre-arranged, February has been a month that has already brought two very significant shake-ups in our industry. Joeboy announced his separation from emPawa, the Mr. Eazi-owned
Since the beginning of the current year, Nollywood has been proving its mettle, with films such as Merry Men 3: Nemesis and Adire, both of which debuted in the Nigerian
In the celebration of ‘Detty’ December 2023, Smirnoff took the center stage at three of the biggest music festivals in Lagos; Empire Warehouse, Nativeland Festival, and Asake Live in Concert.