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Wizkid Reportedly Signs Global Sony Music Deal

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8 years ago

August 26, 2016

Singer, Wizkid, has reportedly signed an international Sony global music deal. The pop star is being reported to have signed a global deal with Sony Music, a deal similar to that signed by his Nigerian music counterpart Davido, a source tells TheNETng.

“Wizkid’s new deal with Sony is a done deal, the News should be out couple of days,” the source says.

The source also confirms that when the news is made official, “Wizkid will be in the same building as Davido at Sony Music’s New York office”.

The singer who runs his own label imprint Star Boy has been making steady waves with his numerous collaborations with international artistes such as Drake, Sean Paul, Swiss Beatz, Chris Brown and more.

The ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner has also been working on dropping an album “Sounds From The Other Side” a first under the Star Boy imprint, where he has signed Ghanaian acts – Mr Eazi, Efya and R2Bees. The album is expected to house the many international collaborations he has been churning out.

Wizkid joins Davido who became the first African artist to sign a global recording deal with Sony BMG. The singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts with his Drake ‘One Dance’ collaboration recently headlined a concert – One Africa Music Fest, held at the Barclays Center in New York. U.S.A, where he held it down performing together with ace producer Swiss Beatz.

This marks another significant milestone for the singer as he guns for world domination with his music.