Universal Music Group (UMG) has taken possession of the major stake in popular Nigerian record label, Mavin, led by Don Jazzy. The merger news comes five years after Mavin secured a multi-million-dollar investment from Kupanda Holdings, a joint venture between Pan-African investment company Kupanda Capital and TPG Growth. Kupanda Capital will retain its role as a minority investor and strategic …

Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, professionally known as Rema has been charged with a breach of contract he had with his former record label. Rema signed a record deal with D’Prince’s Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records, which is owned by popular producer, Don Jazzy in 2019. The following year, the 22-year-old released his self-titled debut EP, Rema, which reached …