Highest Paid Musicians In Nigeria In 2016 - T.I.N Magazine - Celebrities - Nairaland
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So its here finally, you all know T.I.N Magazine
is the one online platform that brings you facts and sensible rankings
in Nigeria. Many people have mailed us asking when we are going to
publish the list of highest paid musicians in Nigeria for year 2016,
well, its here.
We tried but we couldn't get the artistes to tell us
the actual amount they earned within the last 12 months but learnt
estimates from them.
So here we are going to list out the top ten
Nigerian artistes that made the highest money within the past 12 months;
which is from December 1st. last year to November 30 2016.
Here we are going to rank them according to how much they made from:
- Digital sales (iTunes,Music+,YouTube)
- Shows. (How much they charged for shows and how often they were called)
- Concerts+Tours (How big their concerts&tour were)
- Brand endorsements (How many and how huge)
Withing the past 12 months.
NOTE:
This is not a ranking of the richest musicians in Nigeria but the
ranking of the musicians that made the most money in year 2016.
TOP TEN HIGHEST PAID MUSICIANS IN NIGERIA 2016
10. KOREDE BELLO
Korede
loved by his "bellovers", we can tell for sure the cute singer made
most of his money within the last 12 months from digital sales. Not all
his singles were hits in Nigeria this year but he sold a lot on digital
platforms, the singer has quite a lot of fans internationally so they
often buy his songs and watch his music videos a lot on YouTube. Korede
didn't get called for many shows but he had a few. The singer also has
an active endorsement deal with the telecom giant GLO.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 60 - 100 million naira.
Remember he is signed to a record label so the earnings were shared between him his label.
9. TEKNO
The
artiste of the year Tekno Miles is among the artistes who made the most
money this year. Starting from digital sales Tekno dropped about 6
singles within the last 12 months and all were hits, they sold really
well on several digital platforms with amazing views on YouTube, he made
most of his money this year digitally as he sells even beyond Africa.
Tekno made a lot from local and international shows, he also had a sold
out tour this year. He had a 5million naira endorsement with MTN.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 80 - 110 million naira.
Remember he is signed to a record label so the earnings were shared between him his label.
8. KISS DANIEL
We
can basically tell you Kiss Daniel is the Nigerian artiste that
headlined most shows in Nigeria and outside Nigeria this year. The
singer made a lot from shows the singer we can say had a show or 2 two
to headline almost every week of the year. Kiss Daniel dropped his album
NEW ERA which was one of the best selling albums in Nigeria 2016, his
hit songs MAMA and JOMBO where said to have sold hundred of thousand
records this year. Kiss Daniel does not have any popular endorsement
deal but he made quite a lot naturally from music this year.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 90 - 110 million naira.
Remember he is signed to a record label so the earnings were shared between him his label.
7. PHYNO
With
the release of several hit singles within the last 12 months we can
tell you phyno made quite a lot from digital sales, Phyno doesn't
headline shows too often but he made a lot from concerts and tour within
the last 12 months. Phyno has quite the endorsement deals right now he
is an ambassador of many big brands which includes; Guiness, Nairabet.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 100 - 160 million naira.
6. DAVIDO
Yes,
the OBO earned quite well this year. Earned well from digital sales,
and most especially his successful tours. Davido in December 2015
performed to an audience of about 30,000 people, Davido in 2016 also had
a lot of attendants in his tour and also had successful shows. He also
signed a deal with Pepsi said to be worth 100 million naira. Davido
active endorsement deals includes: MTN deal, Pepsi deal. He charges
between 5-8 million naira per show.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 150 - 180 million naira.
5. OLAMIDE
The
YBNL label boss is a music business man and an A-list artiste himself,
we ranked him based on the money he made from his brand as a music act.
Olamide dropped an album in December 2015 an album which sold quite well
on digital platforms, Olamide continued to drop several hit singles
within the year which sold quite well too, Olamide headlined many
popular shows in 2016, went on a sold out world tour and his OLIC2
concert in December 2015 was a total sold-out.
Olamide is also a brand
with many endorsements, they include; ETISALAT, SUREBET,CIROC,GUINESS
deals.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 150 - 200 million naira.
4. WIZKID
The
"Starboy" had an amazing year, starting from his Ojuelegba remix
featuring Drake we learnt the song grossed over one hundred thousand
dollars as of December 2015. Wizkid hasn't dropped many offciial
projects within the last 12 months but the few he dropped made a lot
from digital sales. WizKid also earned royalties from the biggest song
in the whole world for year 2016; (One Dance). The starboy also had a
hugely successful world tour in 2016. Within the past 12 months his
active endorsement deals include; GLO deal, PEPSI deal. He charges
between 5-10 million naira per show
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 150 - 220 million naira.
3. TIWA SAVAGE
It
was a very great year for the most popular female artiste in Africa.
Tiwa savage dropped her sophomore album last year December and the album
broke and set a couple records when it comes to digital sales.
According Music+ Tiwa's RED album is the most bought album on the
platform, the album also did great on iTunes and YouTube. The singer
also had a sold out tour this year, and the biggest of all Tiwa Savage's
endorsement keeps piling up, her active endorsement within last 12
months includes; MTN DEAL, Forte Oil Deal, Pampers,Maggi,Konga And Pepsi
which all are multi million naira deals. She charges between 4-6
million naira per show
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 150 - 250 million naira.
2. D'BANJ
You
all know the name D'banj is a huge one in the showbiz, D'banj is a
business man and a music act. But here we only used D'banj's earnings
from music within the last 12 months to rank him, criteria which
includes; brand endorsement of course, digital sales, tours and
concerts. The singer was called for popular shows and went on a tour
this year, even though we can tell he didn't make much from digital
sales the singer made a lot from brand endorsements which includes;
Ciroc deal, Glo Deal, Bank of industry deal, SLOT deal, and MTN deal. He
charges between 6-10 million naira per show
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 200 - 250 million naira.
1. PETER OKOYE(MrP)
Well,
you may not be expecting this but after our research and contacts the
singer was the one who earned the most as an artiste this year. Peter
who goes by the stage name: MrP
made a lot of money from brand endorsements which was his major source
of earning within the last 12 months. Leaving his brother behind peter
has gotten endorsement deals from huge brands locally and globally
within the last 2 years. Peter also gets a 50-50 share of whatever
PSQAURE as a band earns from endorsements,digital sales and shows.
Peter's active brand endorsement includes; Nutricima, Adidas, Kia, MerryBet, football academy and Adidas.
Estimated 2016 earnings is between: 200 - 300 million naira.
[NOTE:
This is not a ranking of the richest musicians in Nigeria but the
ranking of the musicians that made the most money in year 2016. This
ranking may change totally next year.] -
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