Adekunle Gold Signs With Def Jam Records » Naijaloaded

This was made recognized in a press release by the corporate’s Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Tunji Balogun.

Superstar singer, Adekunle Kosoko, aka Adekunle Gold, has achieved a serious feat in his profession as he’s set to affix the league of Nigerian artistes breaking grounds internationally.

The “High” crooner has formally signed with in style American music label, Def Jam Recordings, Billboard stories on Tuesday.

This was made recognized in a press release by the corporate’s Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Tunji Balogun.

In the discharge, Balogun hailed Kosoko for his songwriting, artistry, vocals and showmanship.

“I’ve been following Adekunle Gold since I first heard his record ‘Sade’ in 2016,” he stated. “Over the years, everything in AG’s world has elevated — his songwriting has refined, the scope of his artistry has widened, his vocals have strengthened, his approach to fashion is more distinct, and his showmanship and performance ability have grown exponentially,”

“He’s stepped into stardom on his own terms and is completely comfortable being his true self.”

Balogun revealed that he had deliberate to deliver Def Jam label into the Afrobeats area as quickly as be began working on the label in 2022

“Adekunle felt like the perfect fit – he’d already done so much work on his own to build a base, but I knew that we could scale his audience to an even bigger level if we combined our energies and worked together,” he continued.

Gold additionally expressed pleasure on signing with the label, and attending to work with Balogun particularly with their shared Nigerian roots.

“He understands it,” Gold stated. “So signing to Tunji is sensible. He’s like my studio buddy that simply comes in all places I am going. The day he doesn’t have time to be there, I do know he should’ve been like stupidly busy. He’s nice.

“The track record is there. The history is there. They break artists, and they have niche, unique artists like me, so I think it’s the right move for me. All of the things that I’ve done for myself already, they know already and that’s why they’re on board.”