Billboard Names Olamide Among 2025 Global Power Players

Nigerian rap icon and YBNL Nation label boss Olamide Gbenga Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide, has been recognized by Billboard as one of the Global Power Players for 2025.

Recognition for Leadership at YBNL Nation

The prestigious honor highlights Olamide’s influential role at YBNL Nation, the powerhouse record label responsible for launching the careers of Nigerian superstars Asake and Fireboy DML. Both artists released critically acclaimed albums in 2024, further cementing YBNL’s dominance in the music industry.

Chart-Topping Success in 2024

Asake’s third studio album, Lungu Boy, has been certified by TurnTable Charts as Nigeria’s biggest album of 2024. Meanwhile, Fireboy DML’s fourth album, Adedamola, has been widely praised as one of the year’s most outstanding musical projects.

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