D’Banj signs new record deal with Mercury Music/Island Def Jam

So it looks like while we were all embroiled in the Don Jazzy/DBanj beef and subsequent demise of their label Mo Hits…Daniel Banjo Dapo Oyebanjo was actually signing new label deals. This time with Mercury Records UK/Island Def Jam UK, and no Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music hasn’t dropped him. MR/IDJ UK will represent him in the UK.

D’Banj is in excellent company at the label some of his label mates are Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez amongst many others.

Compared to when he and Don Jazzy signed with G.O.O.D Music a lot of noise hasn’t been made about this latest record deal, but the kokomaster has already confirmed the news by updating his twitter bio to read DB/Good Music/ Mercury/IDJ’ (IDJ – Island Def Jam).

D’Banj who has temporarily relocated to the US where he is working on new material, will officially be dropping Oliver Twist in the UK on May 13, and he’s also gearing up for major performance at the 2012 Barclaycard Wireless Festival taking place in London’s Hyde Park, July, 7 2012 and the BBC Hackney Weekend 2012 in London, June 23 – 24.

Congrats D’Banj