{"id":102896,"date":"2022-03-29T14:44:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=102896"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:19:12","slug":"nigerian-producers-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/nigerian-producers-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian producers to watch in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve seen Nigerian music make giant strides last year and part of this success would be alluded to the creative genius of producers. They\u2019re constantly devising sounds that foster the gospel and trajectory of Nigerian music year in and out. Music producers in Nigeria have, in the last few years, gone from being underrepresented to becoming relevant shot callers, especially as investors are starting to show interest in them. In 2021, producers like London, Ozedikus – both featured in last year\u2019s list<\/a> – scored lucrative publishing deals with Sony Music France. Sarz, with an assist from Sony, released Luv n Attn, <\/em>a project that houses one of the hottest songs in 2021, \u201cMonalisa\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We saw new names like Andrevibez team up with Ladipoe and Buju in a record that had Nigerians in their \u201cFeelings\u201d for a better part of the year. We also noticed gradual mainstream recognition of more women producers like Saszy Afroshii who produced \u201cSatisfy My Soul\u201d, one of the critically acclaimed records off Ria Sean\u2019s debut project. Producers like Mystro, Blaisebeatz, who are by no means strangers in the game, stepped up to the plate with delivery of Tiwa Savage & Brandy\u2019s \u201cSomebody\u2019s Son\u201d and Kizz Daniel\u2019s \u201cLie\u201d respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barely a quarter into the new year, Pheelz has the country spellbound with \u201cFinesse\u201d where he\u2019s the producer and lead act. The record went viral right after the producer teased a studio snippet on Tiktok. It has since peaked at No. 1 on the Shazam Global Charts and debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart. Last week, Young John was welcomed to Chocolate City alongside a single release where he\u2019s also producer and lead act. More than ever, Nigerian music producers are taking the reins and switching things up in interesting ways. If these developments are anything to go by, here are some of the producers we\u2019re keeping an eye on from 2022 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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