Oludemilade Martin Vallejo aka Ycee is now the latest Nigerian singer to get signed by Sony Music Entertainment West Africa, in recent times. The deal means the Tinny Entertainment’s act would release his first E.P, ‘The First Wave,’ under the umbrella of Sony.
Ycee now joins Davido as part of the Sony Music family. General Manager, Sony Music West Africa, Michael Ugwu, could not hide his excitement to have Ycee on the label. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Tinny Entertainment, Arokodare Timilehin, everyone is enthusiastic about the future for both Ycee and Tinny Entertainment.
“This is a stamp of approval on all the hard work we have put in through the years and an indication of even greater things to come” he boasts. Ycee, on Instagram, shared, “Great things happening, alongside Tinny Entertainment, I’m so proud to become part of the Sony Music family!!”
Last weekend, Ycee was nominated in two categories; ‘Best Hip-hop’ and ‘Breakthrough Act’ thrilled the crowd with a charge performance at the MTV Africa Music Awards the MAMA’s in Johannseburg.”