Yemi Alade joins Universal Music Africa
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Group (Africa).
The deal is a partnership with the ‘Johnny‘ hitmaker’s record label Effyzzie Music Group.
Yemi Alade wrote on Instagram “🙏🏾🌍❤ @effyzziemusicgroup
We go with God 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿@universalmusicafrica / @universalmusicfrance signs Licensing Deal with @effyzziemusicgroupfor #Nigerian superstar @yemialade #africatotheworld🌍 #Yemialade #WomanofSteel.”
Director General of Universal Music Africa, Moussa Soumbounou noted that “we are happy and proud to accompany her in this new challenge and help reach a new international level in her career.”
Read the full statement from Universal Music Africa below:
@yemialade, one of the most talented and creative African artists, joins the big Universal Music family!
The performer of “Johnny” has just released her album “Woman of Steel”, and has been crowned as the first African female artist to reach the million subscribers on YouTube. Yemi Alade has chosen to trust the African major and the Universal Music Group to help her step up in her prolific career.
When signing, @moussa_soumbounou_, director general of Universal Music Africa, said: “Yemi Alade is one of the few artists in the history of African pop to reach such a level of notoriety. At Universal Music Africa we are all fans of her music and despite everything she has already accomplished with Effyzzie Music Group, her room for improvement remains significant. We are happy and proud to accompany her in this new challenge and help reach a new international level in her career. “. For Olivier Nusse, CEO of Universal Music France: “This is a real opportunity for Universal Music to have the confidence of such an artist. Her talent and impact on African pop music and even in the world are undeniable and it is with a lot of humility but even more ambition that we will support his project, with the help of the other subsidiaries of the group. Africa is more present than ever on the world music scene and Universal Music Group, through such a partnership, confirms its ambitions, but also its leadership.” Taiye Aliyu, CEO of @effyzziemusicgroup and producer of the Nigerian superstar to say, “We, Effyzzie Music Group and Yemi Alade, are excited to be working with Universal Music Group, to change the history of African music. The future is Africa.”
We welcome the Queen of Afropop to Universal Music, and look forward to sharing our next challenges with you.
She now joins the likes of Toofan, Sidiki Diabate, and Pape Diouf at Universal Music Africa.
Source: Yaw Sarpong | PlugTimes.com
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