R.Kelly and Chris Brown Dazzle Nigerians with New Albums

Nigerian music fans can now join other music lovers across the world to enjoy superb music from multiple award winning stars, R Kelly’s and Chris Brown's chart topping new albums which are now available in Nigeria, courtesy of Sony Music and MComm Africa.

R.Kelly's Write Me Back and Chris Brown's Fortune become the 2nd and 3rd international albums respectively released in Nigeria under the landmark partnership between Sony Music and MComm, with Nigeria being the first West African country to have three official international releases from the multiple award winning American artistes. Write Me Back and Fortune are currently on sale nationwide and are available at selected album stores and retail outlets.

For the past 25 years, American singer and songwriter R.Kelly, has won the hearts of millions of music fans all over the world with numerous hit tracks that have remained popular all time fan favourites. His latest effort, Write Me Back is his 11th studio album.

Chris Brown’s Fortune is an eclectic mix of musical styles ranging from R&B to hard hitting pop, as well as soulful ballads. His 5th studio effort is coming on the heels of his Grammy Award winning album F.A.M.E which was released in 2011.

Confirming MComm’s exclusive promotion of R.Kelly’s and Chris Brown's new albums in Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer of MComm, Chidi Okeke stated “We’ve still got a whole lot of surprises for our fans; this is just a little foretaste of what is to come,” he concluded.

It will be recalled that less than two weeks ago, MComm also announced its distributorship rights of Usher's latest album, Looking 4 Myself, in Nigeria.

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ONE8 - Hands Across the World

8 SUPERSTARS FROM ACROSS AFRICA UNITE WITH ONE MAJOR GLOBAL MEGASTAR TO FORM ONE8 – THE ALL STAR GROUP TO TAKE THE BEST IN MUSIC FROM AFRICA ONTO THE GLOBAL STAGE, CONNECTING MILLIONS OF FANS THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

The wait is over and a music revolution has begun -after weeks of speculation ONE8 is here!

Through the power of the universal language of music and combining genres, sounds, voices and audiences - while breaking down stereotypes, geographical borders and divisions - ONE8 is the ultimate music force that is single-handedly changing the face of the African music industry.

Planet music is the playground for ONE8 as the hottest African talent from eight major African countries joins forces to create an African supergroup unlike anything seen before.

The power and excitement around this collective of African stars is so big that ONE8 was joined by the biggest names in music and music video production in the world for its first single and video - R Kelly (USA), 2face Idibia (Nigeria), 4x4(Ghana), Alikiba, (Tanzania) Amani (Kenya), Fally Ipupa (Congo), JK (Zambia), Movaizhaleine (Gabon) and Navio (Uganda).

This all star group ONE8 is produced and managed by the first major pan-African record label and 360 music company, ROCKSTAR4000 within the family of the world’s number 1 recording company Sony Music. Sony Music has delivered some of music’s biggest icons and pioneers and boasts a vast catalog of some of the most important recordings in the history of music including the likes of Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, R Kelly, Alicia Keys, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Shakira and Kings of Leon to name a few. ONE8 is destined for greatness, shattering perceptions about African music as it builds networks and excitement across the pan-African music landscape and across the world.

ONE8 is not only just another all-star lineup, but is a progressive, digital media driven project. It’s driven by the passion of the artists to not only allow their fans access around the clock, but to give them the freedom to escape from their every day challenges and empowering their fans to be whatever they want to be through the power of music and the digital world - connecting them across cities, borders and continents.

All the artists have worked together to create a song that is a truly Pan-African creation.

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