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Rema on Beat 99.9 FM Midday Show: “ I have my goals and I don’t want to be like anybody.”

February 24, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Mavin’s artiste, Rema, appeared on Beat 99.9 FM’s The Midday Show to discuss his career, latest singles – Beamer and Rainbow – being called the next Wizkid. “I am here

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Rema Continues To Show Rare Range with ‘Bad Commando’ EP

October 4, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

Featuring production credits from OVO’s Oliver El Khatib, Altims, 1Mind and Honter.

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Mavin rolls out Rema’s trademark freestyles as an EP

June 20, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

As Rema continues to climb up the charts off the back of the successful Dumebi and up the ladder to fame, he capitalizes on the reception he’s gotten so far and

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Mavin Records Introduce Crayon on ‘All Is In Order’ with Don Jazzy, Rema, DNA and Korede Bello

May 31, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

When Don Jazzy and D’Banj severed ties years back, the fallout came from the former’s desire to conquer the Nigerian market. One of the byproducts of that breakup was the

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Mavin Records Announces Investment and Partnership with Kupanda Capital

January 31, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

Mavin Records has not been front and center in the last couple of months. Its artists haven’t continued to push in fashion we’d earlier seen from the label and Reekado

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Tiwa Savage Launches A Merch Collection For Her Savage Tour

August 24, 2018 by Adaeze Oguzie

Despite the fact that the traditional ways to make money in the music business are challenged – record sales and tickets, in particular, there are ways for artists to exploit

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Johnny Drille Brings Simi on Board For ‘Halleluya’

August 5, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

Johnny Drille Brings Simi on Board For New Single, Halleluya

Johnny Drille, Simi, we want more from you.

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DJ Big N, Don Jazzy and Kizz Daniel’s My Dear Is A Collab You Never Knew You Needed

May 30, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

Kizz Daniel and Don Jazzy Vocals Harmonize on DJ Big N's My Dear

Every couple of months, some Nigerian artist and his record label have a falling out where the artist thinks he’s being exploited and starts taking matters into his own hands

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Korede Bello Is All About Love, Positivity and Unity on ‘2Geda’

May 29, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

By all means, Nigeria is still as divided as ever. Think about a country that zones its highest six positions every four years and a state that is still bitterly

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Tiwa Savage Reiterates Her Intimate Affair With ‘Love’ on Sugarcane EP

September 27, 2017 by Culture Custodian

With what must be out of her deep experiences with love-lost and love-found, first lady of Mavin Records, Tiwa Savage drops an EP titled Sugar Cane. With less than a

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Korede Bello Taps Lil Kesh for Fresh Version of ‘My People’

September 7, 2017 by Tomi Idowu

Believe it or not, Korede Bello’s debut album dropped earlier this year. In February to be precise and while albums don’t typically do well in Nigeria, Belloved is a suggestion that

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Poe is Full of Confidence in Mavin Debut Video, “Man Already”

June 30, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Watch Man Already, Poe's debut video under Mavin Records

Poe was one of three acts unveiled by Mavin Records in February bringing the label’s roster to 13 acts. Man Already was the debut offering under the label from the rapper who then

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Iyanya Employs 2023’s Artificial Intelligence in ‘Hold On’ Video

June 19, 2017 by Ada Kalu

Iyanya juxtaposes artificial intelligence and its place in human relationships in his new video for Hold On. Set in 2023, it features Chenade Laroy as Mimi, struggling to understand her

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Tiwa Savage’s All Over Video Is Cooler Than Ever

May 22, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Mavin Records First Lady, Tiwa Savage opens her 2017 individual account with Baby Fresh-produced track, All Over which she premiered at the Big Brother Nigeria finale. Earlier in the year,

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Reekado Banks and Falz shine bright in Biggy Man video

March 28, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Reekado Banks and Falz on set the video for Biggy Man

Reekado Banks and Falz took it to Johannesburg for the video of Biggy Man off Reekado’s debut album, Spotlight. The Lucas Reid directed video features bright lights, a ton of