Femi Otedola’s first daughter, Tolani has released the official music video of her latest single ”Ba Mi Lo” featuring Singer Reekado Banks.
Tolani, Cuppy’s eldest sister dropped the official video few days after the new song, “Ba mi Lo’’ was released on her instagram handle @shestolani #BaMilo featuring @reekadobanks.
“Ba Mi Lo,” which means “Come With Me” in English language, is a song that speaks on how everyone has that person they obsess about but they are not sure the feeling is mutual.
The 2 minutes 45 second video was directed by Aje Films.
Although there have been speculation by fans that the duo were dating, when their photos first appeared on various social media platform, the video showed that they were actually working on this new record.
The female singer and songwriter, was raised in London England, provided her with an opportunity to soak up two rich cultures which is evident in her music.
She has teamed up with some of the music industry’s most accomplished songwriters and producers, including Ali Tencent (Jessie J, David guetta, Westlife).
She had also worked with Afrobeat hit maker Ekelly and Anthony Marshall of Hitroom recordings; His credits include Britney Spears, JLo, Nelly Furtado, Craig David.
Tolaní’s debut single “Tenderoni ft Skales. Produced by Anthony Marshall is a blend of Soulful harmonies and infectious African Rhythms that offers listeners a summer time Feel good factor.
Afro-pop star, Reekado Banks has unveiled his record label days after exiting the Don Jazzy led Mavin Records.
The 25-year-old artiste made the announcement in an Instagram post on Sunday.
“Growing forward, Banks Music,” he wrote as the caption of the video unveiling the label.
The ‘Katapot’ singer also noted that a creative agency known as Probot will be his new management company.
Recall that the popstar had on Friday announced that he would be leaving Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records, five years after the label discovered him.
“Joining the @mavinrecords family was the best thing to have happened to me in the last decade. @donjazzy took me in and treated me like his own son. I’ll be eternally grateful to him for sacrifices he made towards the growth of my career,” he wrote in his exit note.
“Thank you all for all the times you’ve lifted me at my lowest moments, for the support, the amazing hits and most especially, the LOVE. Taking this bold step and moving on from Mavin Records onto bigger opportunities is something that, though not easy, is absolutely necessary because of my growth.
“I am very ecstatic about what the future holds and I cannot wait to share with everyone what new opportunities have come. Long Live Mavin Records.”
Afro-pop singer, Reekado Banks has announced his exit from the Don Jazzy led Mavin Records.
Reekado who celebrated his 25th birthday on the 6th of December 2018 noted that he is contented with how far Mavin Records has taken him.
He wrote on Instagram:”Today I write in tears, not from a place of pain, but of joy and gratitude. A place of bliss and satisfaction because I am more than contented with how far this opportunity has brought me. The last five years have been the most blissful years of my career. The journey has been extremely wonderful and filled with the best experiences. I’ve learnt that family is not just about blood ties but about the love, sacrifices and friendship that exist amongst its members.
“The relationships I have fostered has proved to me that love is thicker than blood. • Joining the @mavinrecords family was the best thing to have happened to me in the last decade. @donjazzy took me in and treated me like his own son. I’ll be eternally grateful to him for sacrifices he made towards the growth of my career. His selflessness and efforts towards me and the entire Mavin crew is one that is admirable and worthy of emulation.
“A true KING with a large heart, full of kindness and ready to accommodate even more people. And to the rest of the crew, Our family is a clear example of the saying, “We rise by lifting others.” Thank you all for all the times you’ve lifted me at my lowest moments, for the support, the amazing hits and most especially, the LOVE. • Taking this bold step and moving on from Mavin Records onto bigger opportunities is something that, though not easy, is absolutely necessary because of my growth. I am very ecstatic about what the future holds and I cannot wait to share with everyone what new opportunities have come. Long Live Mavin Records”.
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Reekado Banks got signed to Mavin Records in 2014.His record deal with Mavin Records came as a result of his brother submitting some of his songs to the label in an online talent search. Reekado Banks got signed to Mavin Records after his entries were selected from over 5000 entries.
While he was with the label, he released his debut album titled ‘Spotlight’.In 2015, he won the controversial ‘Headies’ next-rated award.
Mavin Records star singer, Reekado Banks is a year older today. The Afro-pop was gifted 25 cakes on the occasion of his 25th birthday.
The music star took to his Instagram page on Thursday, December 6, 2018, where he posted a photo of his huge birthday gift.
“So my brother and his family brought 25 cakes for my birthday. Who wants cake, please? Thank you,” he captioned the photo.
Reekado’s record deal with Mavin Records came as a result of his brother submitting some of his songs to the label in an online talent search. Reekado Banks got signed to Mavin Records after his entries were selected from over 5000 entries.
Reekado Banks premiered the single “Turn It Up” on 21 February 2014, which happens to be the same day he got signed to Mavin Records; the song features Tiwa Savage and was released as his first official single under Mavin Records. Reekado Banks was featured alongside label mates Don Jazzy, Korede Bello, Tiwa Savage, Di’Ja, Dr SID and D’Prince on the critical acclaim song “Dorobucci”, which was released on 1 May 2014
Afro-pop star, Reekado Banks has shared his sexual preference on Instagram.
The talented singer took to his Instagram story section on Saturday sharing a picture of a young lady in handcuffs wearing only a bra and pant.
The lady was lying in bed in an undisclosed location.
Banks shared the picture saying: “How I’m trynna have somebody’s daughter tonight”.
This sparked various comments from his fans on social media. While some criticized him for sharing the picture, others hinted that the picture must have been from a video shoot.
Recall that on July 23, 2017, Reekado Banks tweeted his preference in a woman. “One thing go kill man. Na breast get me” he tweeted with a crying emoji. For the singer, women with big boobs are his favourite.
Nigerian highlife singer, Harrysong has finally opened up on why he recorded another version of his hit song, Selense, with Iyanya and Dice Ailes, and stopped the publicity of the original version which featured Kizz Daniel and Reekado Banks.
The Reggae Blues singer noted that he was upset because Kizz Daniel refused to work on any song with Reekado Banks.
Speaking via his manager, Desmond Ike, Harrysong said: “It wasn’t about what Kizz Daniel said on the song; there is nothing out of place about it. When you do something with people and they don’t make it easy for you, you have to look for a way to sort yourself out. Harrysong originally did the song with Reekado Banks and Kizz Daniel but at a point, Daniel said he didn’t want to star in the video because Reekado would be in it. He said he didn’t want to have anything to do with Reekado. We tried to sort out the issue between both of them so that we could shoot the video but Daniel refused vehemently; he didn’t want any reconciliation. Because of that, we decided to do another version of the song with Iyanya and Dice Ailes. Kizz Daniel was just being arrogant about the whole thing and behaving like he is a demigod”,he told Punch.
Recall that the rift between Kizz Daniel and Reekado may have begun back in 2016 when Reekado Banks won the Headies Next Rated award over Daniel, Korede Bello, and Lil Kesh. That year, the award was a source of controversy between fans and artistes alike.
Following the arrest of Temi Solomon manager to Reekado Banks over alleged performance scam, Mavin Records spokesman, Tega ‘Mavin’ in a chat with TheNetng, denied that the Afropop crooner is on the run.
He noted that he still saw Reekado and the singer cannot be on the run.
“Reekado cannot be on the run. I still saw him this evening and we all thought the police talk in the media was just bants. I didn’t think it’s anything serious.”
The Mavin Records spokesman also denied any knowledge of a performance fee paid into Reekado Banks account for a wedding reception
According to reports , the singer is allegedly on the run over over a performance scam that has seen his brother who is also his manager detained at Kirikiri prisons.
Afropop singer, Reekado Banks is presently embroiled in a scandal involving his manager and a broadcaster at the Ogba Police Area Command in Lagos.
According to reports, the singer was engaged on behalf of a couple, by the OAP to perform at their wedding but didn’t show up; neither did he offer the client who contracted him a full refund.
A certain Uwa Idahosa, a Benin based journalist who engaged the singer on behalf of the couple, sued Reekado Banks, but the singer’s manager has said they cannot repay the full amount, but could part with N800,000.
A source has also revealed that the Police Authorities have given the singer and his manager, Temi an ultimatum till Monday to return the sum of 2million naira to the couple.
Presently, Idahosa and the couple are waiting till Monday to see if the singer will honour the deadline served by the Police.
Reacting to the accusation, Reekado Banks manager told TheNetng:”All the allegations are not true, I will rather let the matter remain as it is. When the right time comes, we will let the public know what transpired between both parties”.
Afro pop singer, Reekado Banks at a recent event said he is better than other nominees of the 2016 Headies next rated category.
Recall that the ‘Oluwa Ni’ singer clinched the next rated award , while Kiss Daniel, Lil Kesh and his label mate Korede Bello lost to him.
However after the award ceremony, there were a myriad of reactions online stating that Reekado didn’t deserve to have won the award.
However, a video has surfaced online where the singer could be seen addressing his fans at a recent show.
He said: “Una talk say I no drop hit song wey reach next rated, the person wey una talk say better pass me, I better pass him papa,” he said in pidgin English.
“I am way better, repeat after me, Reekado Banks is way better.”
From his body language, the singer appeared drunk, making people curious over why he would get tipsy before mounting the stage.
In 2014, Nigerian author and PR expert, Toni Kan noted that the Don Jazzy led record label, Mavins has bankable musical stars. He puts it this way: “No Nigerian music label has the number of bankable musical stars like Mavin records”.
Fast forward to 2017, the crew who gave us songs like Dorobucci, Eminado and Surulere, seem to have lost the midas touch they are known for.
Now let us take a look at the individual talents signed to the label and how they fared in 2017
Korede Bello
Though Korede Bello generated 100,000 million for some of his music videos in 2017, the young dude didn’t record any major feat in 2017.
Asides collaborations with Bracket and Sarkodie, the Godwin crooner didn’t release any new song in 2017.
Dr Sid
Sidney Onoriode Esiri known as Dr Sid once ruled the airwaves with his hit song, ‘Surulere’ but the chubby singer’s performance in 2017 wasn’t remarkable. The singer released a highlife tune titled Jensimi which has 37,000 views on YouTube as at the time of this report. That alone was not able to catapult him to the top in 2017.
Dija
Ever since Dija was signed to the label, her biggest song has been ‘Awww’ which currently has over 3m views on Youtube as at the time of this report.
Punch describes Dija’s craft this way: “Three years down the line, Di’ja still cannot boast of a robust repertoire of music. Meanwhile, Korede Bello and Reekado Banks, who were signed to Mavin at about the same time with her, have been able to churn out some hits, and even have an album each to their names”
The mother of one recently unveiled her eponymous EP which is yet to make any key impression in the Nigerian music terrain. The biggest song on the EP is ‘My Lover’ which has over 14,000 views on YouTube.
Iyanya
No doubts, Iyanya is one of the most endowed Nigerian artistes of his generation. Earlier in the year, there were a myriad of speculations that the singer has parted with the Don Jazzy led Mavin Records, which they failed to debunk.
Iyanya’s work ethic doubled in 2017, releasing songs like ‘Iyanu’, ‘Bow for you’, ‘Odoyewu’. His biggest song of 2017 is ‘ Bow for you’ with over 500,000 views on YouTube
D’Prince
Years back, D’Prince shook the entertainment industry with his hit song, ‘Omoba’ which can be regarded as his claim to fame. However the lanky singer has not been able to replicate the success of that song.
This year the singer served his fans two singles ‘Sade’ and ‘So Nice’. His biggest song of 2017 is ‘So Nice’ with 200,000 views( as at the time of filing this report).
Reekado Banks
The velvety voiced Reekado is one of the bankable artistes signed to the label at the moment. His visibility, star power and work ethic is unparalled. The crooner’s biggest song of 2017 is the highlife tune, ‘Easy Jeje’ with over 2m views on YouTube.
In addition, he also released singles like ‘Move’ and ‘Like’. The singer is currently preparing for his annual ‘Thank You’ concert slated to hold in Ibadan.
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Tiwa Savage
Like a phoenix Tiwa Savage rose from the 2016 scandal that threatened her marriage and career. This year she released an EP titled ‘ Sugarcane’ with singles like ‘Ma lo’ ‘All Over’ and ‘Sugarcane’.
The Afropop ‘Ma lo’ which features Wizkid has 7.4m views on YouTube, a month after its release.
Tiwa stuck to her formula of releasing relatable songs, showcasing her sex appeal and an improved work ethic. She is unquestionably one of the biggest Nigerian stars of 2017.
While it is safe to say majority of the artistes on the label failed to soar in 2017, the duo of Tiwa Savage and Reekado Banks cannot be ignored.
