A snapshot of D'banj profile page on Mecury Record's website
African pop giant and former Mo’hits boss Dapo ‘D’banj’ Oyebanjo has signed with Mercury Records, an imprint in the UK under the Mercury Records Group of Universal Music UK.
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the The Island Def Jam Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group.
Mercury Records lists D’banj on their official website as one of their acts alongside the likes of UK rock singer-songwriter Elton John, Soft Rock singer Taylor Swift Irish rock group U2, former The Beatles musician Paul McCartney and others.
Although his publicist and management
are yet to respond to our E-mails concerning the signing, D’banj seems
to have confirmed the news himself as he has updated the bio section
profile on his Twitter page.
D’banj has also launched his personal
website www.dbanjofficial.com where the Mecury Records logo boldly
appears in the bottom right corner.
The new bio reads ‘DB/Good Music/
Mercury/IDJ’ (IDJ meaning Island Def Jam). When asked by a fan on
Twitter what ‘IDJ’ means, he responded ‘island Def Jam bro’.
D’banj is however not listed on the G.O.O.D Music/Def Jam official roaster on the label’s website.
D’banj who recently parted ways with
his former Mo’Hits label partner Don Jazzy has relocated to the US
where he will continue to push his brand and music in the foreign music
market.
The entertainer is set to officially release his smash single ‘Oliver’ (which recently made Scott Mills’ Radio 1 ‘Record Of The Week’) in the UK on May 14.
D’banj as announced earlier will also perform at the 2012 Barclaycard Wireless Festival which holds at the Hyde Park, London, on Saturday, July, 7 2012 and at the BBC Hackney Weekend 2012 in London come June 23 and 24.
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