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So its here finally, you all know T.I.N Magazine is the one online medium that brings to your door step, facts and sensible rankings in Nigeria. Many people have mailed demanding to know when we are going to publish the list of highest paid musicians in Nigeria for year 2016, well, here it comes.
We made efforts but we couldn’t get the artistes to tell us the actual amount they earned within the last 12 months but we made estimates from available data.
So here we are going to list out the top ten paid 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 each made from:
– Digital sales (iTunes,Music+,YouTube)
Shows. (How much they charged per show and how often they were called)
Concerts+Tours (How big their concerts&tours were)
Brand endorsements (How many and how huge)
Within 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
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 of his works 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 via YouTube. Korede didn’t get called for many shows but he had just 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.
The artiste of the year Tekno Miles belongs to the artistes class who made the most money this year. Starting from digital sales Tekno dropped about 6 singles within the last 12 months and all the works 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.
We can basically reveal to you Kiss Daniel is the Nigerian artiste that headlined most shows in Nigeria and outside Nigeria this year. The singer made a lot from onshore and offshore 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 for the past months. 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.
With the release of several hit singles within the last 12 months we can tell you that phyno made quite a whole 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.
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