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Unveiling Highest Paid Nigerian Artistes
Gone are the days when
Nigerian artistes had to sleep at People’s door steps for their voice to be heard. Now they are not only running the show, they are also smiling to the banks in a big way. They now own the most fashionable cars, most beautiful houses and other endorsements.
Basically, each artiste has a standard fee for gigs, concerts, but for private parties such as birthdays, wedding etc, they charge according to their ratings.
The underlisted artistes are put together strictly on how much they earn per show, influence and other factors.
P-Square : P-Square can be referred to as the most consistent of all time. Without mincing word, the ‘Alingo’ exponents are rocking the town currently. Any show of concert that P Square graces is a big one.
Their official fee according to our source is N15 million. Most concerts during festive period have their faces on them, the music duo of Peter and Paul Okoye have featured in Forbes Africa Twice. They have recorded big concerts and have been presidential quests in at least five African countries according to report.
D.Banj: Nigeria Singer and song writer Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo is one artiste that sells shows in Nigeria. Virtually all big concerts in Nigeria would have D’banj face on it. Before he pitched his tent with good music in America, the Ogun State born singer charged N15 million per event appearance.
But now, his strength and availability has dropped drastically to the extent that he hardly graces some major concerts within the country.
At the moment, we gathered from close source that he charges between N5 million and N7 million as performance fee for local gigs, $80,000 to $150,000 for African Shows €40,000 to €60,000 for American shows.
2 Face: Innocent ‘2 Face’ Idibia is one artiste no body could push aside. As a result of his achievements in the music industry we learnt that the African queen crown charges N10 million per event at festive period. On a normal day he charges between N5 million and N6 million per show.
It will also interest you that the talented singer has huge investments in stocks and real estate with five multi million naira houses.
Timaya: The Egberi Papa I of Bayelsa is another artiste that has disappointed his critics who felt he cannot come out with hits again. All parties could not do without dancing to his latest song ‘Bum Bum Ukwu’ and other hit songs from the talented singer. This has earned him more shows outside Lagos where he has lots of fan base. He charges N5 million per show.
Iyanya: Project fame winner, Iyanya we learnt charges N2 million to N3 million per show. This Akwa Ibom born singer has been a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry. He shot him self to limelight when he dropped his first hit single ‘Kukere’ which has very unique dance steps.
Wizkid: Wizkid who will prefer to be referred to as Wizzy as he believes he is no More a kid in the game has indeed paid his dues in the industry. He has endorsements here and there. It will interest you to know that the talented singer earns between N4 million and N5 million per show.
Flavour: High life music star, Flavor has proved his critics wrong by churning out hits upon hits since his inception in the musical scene. We gathered that he charges between N2 million and N3 million. The talented musician whose wonderful combination of native language Igbo and English in most of his songs, has fetched him more fans.
Tiwa Savage: The Nigerian female celebrity collects N2.5 million per show and she is rated as one of the sexiest female celebrities in Nigeria.
Davido: Aye crooner, Davido can be referred to as super talented young singer Nigerian music mainstream have been enjoying tremendous transformation since the talented singer has been known for producing hit tracks. The Omo Baba Olowo as he is fondly called whose latest truck “Aye” seems to be every club favourite goes for N3 million to N3.5 million per show.
Banky W: Mr. Capable, Bankole Wellington is in a world of his own as a specialist in RnB Genre of music and he is smiling to the bank for his efforts. He is also a Samsung Ambassador.
Ice Prince: MI, Nigeria’s musician with six million downloads is number nine on richest African musicians list. He is two studio owner, a member of One Foundation and Plug N. Play ambassador. The Oleku crowner earns N3 million per show.
Omawunni: This is another talented female singer who entered into the music industry through West African Idol. She smiles home with N3 million per show.
Dare Art Alade: This is a soul singer with unique touches. The singer earns N3 million per show. He gets most of his shows through the wife who is an event planner. He is also a compere and he is doing wonderfully well.
Gice: Aside the fact that he is struggling with his carrer, Gice remains one of the talented musicians in the industry and can still pull crowd anytime any day. The talented singer collects N2 million per show.
Naetoc: Funky rapper, Naeto C needs little or no introduction. He has been shown love by several music lovers both home and abroad. The talented singer charges N1.5 million.
…culled from Global Excellence Magazine.
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Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”