Wizkid has big surprises for July, read about them here
– Wizkid to thrill international fans at major music festivals in UK and USA in July, 2016
– The Nigerian pop star has enjoyed global acclaim since collaborating with Drake on One Dance in April, 2016
– One Dance has been well received and went as far hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, 2016
Nigerian pop star Wizkid is billed to perform in New York on July 22, 2016 at the One Africa Music Fest.
The event is put together by Upfront & Personal courtesy of ace Nigerian publicist and events promoter Paul Okoye.
Upfront & Personal is a renowned PR and artiste management agency which has helped several A-list Nigerian musicians get endorsement deals among other things.
Wizkid and Drake hit number one on Billboard Hot 100 with the song One Dance
The management and consulting firm is the agency currently responsible for the likes of Cobhams Asuquo, Davido, Wizkid and Seyi Shay, and their massive successes are a testament to the firm’s reach, acclaim and corporate industry affiliations.
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Industry watchers say Paul Okoye, the agency head, has strong links with music licensing companies as well as corporate clients like Pepsi, Konga and MTN among others which helps facilitate the endorsement processes.
Other artistes expected to perform at the One Africa Music festival in July include Flavour and Diamond Platnumz among others.
Wizkid to thrill international fans in July at the Wireless and One Africa Music fest. Credit: Instagram
Wizkid is also billed to perform at the Wireless Festival which holds from Friday, July 8 to Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Finsbury Park, London.
The festival promises performances from several global music stars including Calvin Harris, Chase and Status and J. Cole among others.
Wizkid is on a roll and his current achievements place him up there as the most successful Nigerian (perhaps African) artiste of the moment.
Diamond Platnumz to thrill international fans in July at the One Africa Music fest. Credit: Instagram
It all started in 2015 after Skepta brought Drake’s attention to the Nigerian pop star by playing him the song Ojuelegba. This impressed the American rapper who later made a remix to the song in July 2015.
By April 2016, the relationship had blossomed into a collaboration on the song One Dance off Drake’s new album Views.
One Dance is the 12th track on the new album Views, the fourth studio album from Drake which was released by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and OVO Sound on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
As at Wednesday, May 4 we reported that the track was sitting on the number two spot behind Panda by Desiigner.
By May 10, the song had climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart recording an interesting feat for both Wizkid and Drake.
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Flavour to thrill international fans in July at the One Africa Music fest. Credit: Instagram
Wizkid, formerly with EME records under Banky W, has managed to fly high in spite of being ruffled by a number of controversial issues such as baby mama dramas and allegations of song theft, among other things.
The 25-year-old multi award-winning pop star and brand ambassador currently runs StarBoy Entertainment and has previously released two studio albums – Superstar and AYO.
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