Hype: Meet JayB

One of UNAAB’s finest upcoming rapper. Jayb is not just the average
height chubby dude you see walking by, he is an artist with class, and
 never fails to deliver to his fans good music sweet to the ears.

Jayb, j.b.z, Mr banky is a young blood from A.L(Allen) known to close
friends and family as Olowosuko Ajibike Alexander Olusola, was a singer
who started rapping early enough and is now fusing the both together,
with great melody and wordplay he is looking to add a great deal to
the music industry and as far as all other things go you’ve got to
meet and listen to him. You can contact him by mailing
iconnaija@gmail.com. Thank you

Jayb is another Icon ent. artist with new song titled 'when

you come home'.

Download When You Come Home

New Music: 5Mics – Five Blessings ft. Brymo

5Mics is one of Nigeria’s fine MCs, his mixtape E Don Tey: The Lost Sessions Mixtape is still one of the hottest released this year. This tune right here, "Five Blessings" featuring Choc Boi "Brymo" just might win over anyone that wasn’t already convinced. His video “Hey Hey Hey” is still getting major play all over the country.

I’m so feeling this… You will too… Press Play.
With Brymo on the hook as usual you already know it can’t go wrong. Enjoy!
Produced by SMYL

Download: 5 Blessings

Deoba Authentic Promo Tracks

 DEOBA AUTHENTIC (Artist/ Music Producer/ Radio Personality/ DJ)
– is a soulful African, Nigerian with deep creative intelligence his music can be described as Soulful African.
Living in the United Kingdom also influences his music which is why you will hear a fusion of Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggae, UK Urban, Jazz, Blues, Afrobeat and Hi-life in his music. Listen to his music now at http://www.deobaauthentic.com/

Deoba Authentic feels music a powerful tool enjoyment and more importantly, music is a very strong medium that can carry information and also preserve it for year to come and other will be able to learn from it now in the future.

Download: Flex Your Body (Radio Version) 

Flex Your Body (Club Version)

Addicted : AKAY feat IcePrince Of the Choc Boiz

The track is titled Addicted by Akay feat IcePrince,
Real names are Oshodi Olumuyiwa Akinola an upcoming RnB artist.
Akay has earned a name for himself through his yet to be released
track titled 'i wish' which won him 1st place on an LTV competition
titled 'vybes plus' he has then moved on to release his debut track
'Addicted feat. IcePrince which was produced at the Soulmuzik studio by darey and mixed by tobeatz.
 I believe Nigerians would love and appreciate it!

Download Addicted

How does publishing work? By Adrienne D. Hill

 

Publishing is often an area that many artists tend to avoid, not because of lack of interest, but because of lack of understanding. This article will hopefully clear up many questions you all may have:


Q: What is music publishing?
A: Music Publishing is the act of a Music Publisher securing songwriters in effort to solicit music to other artists. It is not uncommon for the songwriter to be the artist as well. Music publishers play a vital role in the development of new music and in taking care of the business side, allowing composers and songwriters to concentrate on their creative work.

Q: When should I (the artist) look for a publishing deal?
A: This is the big one! I tell artists all the time, once you develop some value for your songwriting craft, you should then go and get a publishing deal. When I say develop some value for your songwriting craft, I mean that you should have a quality discography, with songs placed on national recording artists that are distributed from a major record label. Therefore, a songwriter will have money “in the pipeline” that the publishing company can go and collect. Outside of a songwriter’s potential, the money “in the pipeline” helps a publisher determine how much money should be advanced to the songwriter and what the publishing deal should be worth.

For example, a producer who has outstanding beats but does not have any placements represents nothing but potential, and the advance typically would not be as high as a producer who had really good beats, but has songs placed and released on artists on major record companies. The producer with the “good beats” already has money “in the pipeline,” and can justify a publisher giving him more money than the producer with “outstanding beats” simply because he has potential. The producer’s potential would be realized after the deal is done by the exploitation work of the publisher and producer together.

Q: I'm signed up with ASCAP, SESEC or BMI, that's a publishing deal, right?
A: Wrong. Companies like ASCAP, SESEC are PROs, or Performance Rights Organizations. A PRO's function is collecting performing rights royalties on behalf of its members, composers and music publishers. The PRO then distributes these royalties to its members, minus the PRO's administration costs.

PROs license public performances of their members' music which includes network television, cable TV, cable movie channels (HBO, Showtime, etc.), use in nightclubs, stores, restaurants and other public performances.

Q: How do I get paid from a publishing deal?
A: LET’S EXPLORE THROUGH AN EXAMPLE:

In a very imaginary situation, where NO ADVANCE MONEY has been issued to the songwriters-

Let’s say we have two different songwriters; Mr. Adam and Ms. Eve, who write a song called “He Tricked You, Then I Got Tricked!”.

Mr. Adam has his own publishing company called Bad-rib Music, which has made a co-publishing deal with 3n1 Music Publishing.

Now, let’s say that Ms. Eve has a “standard songwriting publishing deal” with Live D Music Publishing.

If NO advance money has been paid to each of these writers, the 1 song disbursement from Mechanical royalties (in 2007) for 11,000 records sold, which would be about $1,000, would breakdown to looking something like this below: (see photo section for publishing breakdown)

Durella in "count my milla" with Matthew Sam

 Headphones on the head, Mouth set with the Mic and Lyrics released from the depth of the mind coupled with a soothing voice,with all this combined together,what do you get ?, beats coupled with a lyrical flow that blows your mind and makes your legs wanting to dance. Thats what MAT u SAM with real names Mathew Sam does to you anytime he drops a new single or performs on stage.

Undoubtably one of the most awaited song in the Nigerian music industry,The collaboration between MAT U SAM and the king of the zanga ''Durella'' Miskiyaski Omoyapayaski has been one of the most talked about collaboration.Fans first had the first taste when the studio leak was out bout a month ago.Mat U Sam is an artiste under the stables of Wink Records based in Nigeria and South Africa and this is another hit single from the dude..

Download, Listen and Enjoy

Download  Count my Milla

WORLD PREMIERE: Tiwa Savage – Love Me, Love Me, Love Me

Tiwa Savage has returned with a follow-up single to her massive hit “Kele Kele Love” and this one is titled “Love Me, Love Me, Love Me.”

 “Love Me, Love Me, Love Me” deals with matters of the heart .In this song, she assumes the position of a girl who’s totally in love with her man, and does everything within her power to show it. Its a beautiful song for all lovers out there. Producer is H-Money

Thumbs up, Tiwa!

Download Love me, Love me, Love me,