YouTube Signs Musical Partnership Deal With Teni, Simi And Two Other Nigerian Pop Stars

An American video-sharing platform, Youtube has revealed its intention to support four fast-rising Nigerian artists on their individual music journey.

YouTube will be providing the artists with the tools to propel their music, grow their presence on YouTube and accelerate the growth of their audience globally.

This was announced at an event tagged, A celebration of Afrobeats held in Lagos, Nigeria. The four Nigerian artists are Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi and Teni.

This follows a YouTube commitment to Nigerian Afrobeats talent that was made at the Google for Nigeria event in July; when the initiative to support 10 emerging Nigerian artists through Mr Eazi’s emPawa program was announced.

These four selected artists will also be engaged in a series of workshops and content creation sessions, experimenting with content formats on YouTube. They will develop their music and visual content, becoming experts at building deep connections with their fans.

In addition, they will receive marketing promotion and education on best practices for growing and engaging their audience on an international scale.

The artists will also serve as models for other African artists on utilising the global power of the YouTube platform to expand and build a global audience. Leanings from their experience will be gathered as feedback to be shared with the entire artist community.