Mavin Records

Mavin Records started as a result of D'banj's departure from Mo' Hits. Prior to commenting on D'banj's exit from Mo' Hits, there were allegations that D'banj signed over Mo' Hits to Don Jazzy.[9] In an interview with Sunday Punch, Don Jazzy addressed D'banj's departure from Mo Hits, saying, "We were working together and all was going on well. It got to a point where I looked at the situation and we both decided that it was not working and we had to move on". Don Jazzy alluded to being hesitant of a name change.[10] According to BellaNaija, the term "Mavin" describes someone who is gifted and skilled in any field.[11] Upon establishing the rebranded record label, Don Jazzy said he sees Mavin Records being the power house of music in Africa in the shortest possible time.[11] After rebranding Mo' Hits to Mavin, Don Jazzy signed Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage. Pulse Nigeria reported that Jazzy admires the singer's work ethic and drive.[12] Pulse Nigeria also reported that Mavin Records signed producers Aluko "Altims" Timothy and Sunday "BabyFresh" Enejere.[13]

On 7 May 2012, the record label launched its official website and the Mavin league, a social networking site designed to cater to their fans worldwide.[14][15] Don Jazzy signed endorsement deals with Samsung and Loya Milk after establishing the label; Tiwa Savage also signed an endorsement deal with Pepsi. Within a year of becoming a revamped brand, the record label released "Take Banana" and "Oma Ga" as singles from its debut compilation album Solar Plexus.[16][17] In February 2014, Don Jazzy signed Di'Ja, Reekado Banks and Korede Bello to Mavin Records a week after each other.[18] On 1 May 2014, Mavin Records released the hit single "Dorobucci" to critical acclaim.[19] On 25 February 2015, Don Jazzy and Tiwa Savage both signed endorsement deals with Konga.com.[16] On 31 October 2016, several media outlets in Nigeria reported that Iyanya signed a record deal with Mavin Records. Both Iyanya and Don Jazzy confirmed the report on Instagram.[20] On 28 February 2017, Don Jazzy announced the signings of Johnny Drille, Ladipoe and DNA to Mavin Records.[21] In March 2019, he also announced the signing of Rema to Mavin.[22] On 31 May, Mavin unveiled the signing of Crayon.[23] The next day, the record label released the collaborative single "All is in Order".[24] On 21 January 2021, the label unveiled the signing of Ayra Starr an 18-year-old female afropop singer.[25]

Reports about Wande Coal's departure surfaced after he released and promoted the single "Kilaju" without the support of Mavin Records.[26] On 5 November 2013, Wande Coal released a song titled "Baby Face" and said Shizzi produced it for him. Subsequently, Don Jazzy went on Twitter and accused Coal of intellectual property theft.[27] He uploaded a studio demo of "Baby Face", which was supposedly recorded the previous year. Wande Coal tweeted several times, debunking Jazzy's allegations.[27] He also tweeted a link to the "original" studio version of the song.[27] Entertainment lawyer Demilade Olaosun spoke to Premium Times newspaper about intellectual property (IP). He said the song is a property of Mavin Records since it was produced, arranged and voiced by an official of the label.[27] The lawyer also stated that since Wande Coal's recording contract was not made available to the public, speculations cannot be made about the IP of the recording sound.[27] On 7 November 2013, Mavin Records sent out a press release officially announcing Wande Coal's departure. The press release came shortly after the Twitter feud between Don Jazzy and Wande Coal.[27]

In a radio interview with Beat FM in February 2018, Iyanya announced his exit from Mavin Records, saying, "I'm now signed to Temple Music but I'm a Mavin for life. It was not a beef. I was there and it was time to move on".[28] On 7th December, 2018, Reekado Banks announced his departure from Mavin Records after 5years and launching of his independent outfit banks music on Instagram .[29] In May 2019, Universal Music Group announced the signing of Tiwa Savage.[30] During said announcement, it was revealed that Savage left Mavin Records.[30] Don Jazzy congratulated Savage on her UMG signing and said she will forever be remembered at Mavin.[31]

• Don Jazzy
• Altims
• Babyfresh

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