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Davido Reveals Why His Billionaire Dad Bought Him Out of His First Music Deal
Davido, the renowned Afrobeats artist, recently opened up about why his billionaire father, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, intervened in his first professional recording contract.
In a candid revelation, the ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ hitmaker shared that he had signed a deal with Black Diamond Promotions in 2011.
However, his father, recognizing the potential in his son’s music, decided to buy him out of the contract after Davido played him a snippet of the iconic ‘Dami Duro’ video.
Chief Adeleke’s decision was driven by a desire for his son to have complete control over his music, especially when it came to owning the masters.
This story surfaced when Davido’s former label boss, Tosin Ashafa, took to X (formerly Twitter) to reminisce about how he gave Davido his first official music deal and the reaction of Davido’s father.
Ashafa tweeted, “I signed @davido to his first official contract under Black Diamond Promotions with Cecil Hammond/another silent partner. We also brought in @GodwinTom to manage him.
Dr. Adeleke saw David’s commitment to his music and reached out to us, buying us out of the deal.”
Davido replied to Ashafa’s tweet, saying, “So much respect to you guys for allowing me to walk! Just know you were part of something that turned out to be phenomenal!”
Popular Nigerian Artist, Rema has been recognized as the most streamed Nigerian Artist on YouTube for the first quarter of 2025.
Rema gathered a total of 223 millions streams, assisted because of his single “Is It Crime”, which was a total 14 million streams.
While the second most streamed Nigerian Artist is Burna Boy with a total of 171 million streams in the first quarter of 2025.
Third on the list for the most streamed Nigerian on YouTube is Ayra Starr, who has a total of 169 million streams.
Tanzanian Singer and Priscilla Ojo’s husband, Jim’s Jux expresses excitement for final wedding in Nigeria.
It can be recalled that the couple already married in Tanzania few months back and are now preparing to get married in the Nigerian culture.
The artist shared excitement for what’s to come with the Nigerian culture in his upcoming wedding. Jux revealed his love for Nigerian food and style.
“I am so excited about my Nigerian traditional wedding coming soon. I can’t wait to wear an Agbada. I am bringing all my groomsmen to Nigeria from Tanzania. I can’t wait to witness the culture. I already love foods like eba, jollof rice, turkey.”
Nigerian Actress Jemima Osunde expresses her concerns over the pressure on actors to land more acting roles.
The actress takes to her Instagram page to address the pressure on actors for them to be seen more by their fans. Osunde then speaks out on the reality of the industry and states how the public is now a key factor in landing a role.
Osunde then cries out about how talents actors are overlooked just because they aren’t active on the social media.
After her speech, fans react and discuss on the reality of this topic to agree and disagree on it. Many share their opinions in the comments section.
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