Spaceship Records (also known as Spaceship Entertainment or Spaceship), is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
based
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...
founded by recording artist
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
, as a flagship of
Spaceship Collective. The label was launched in 2015, and is home to recording acts,
Nissi, and
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
. It also houses producer
LeriQ, and
Telz. Artists formerly signed to the label, include
Bnxn
Daniel Benson (born 14 May 1997), known professionally as Bnxn (pronounced as Benson) and formerly known as Buju, is a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter and record producer.
Early life
He was born in Lagos. He hails from Akwa Ibom stat ...
.
History
Spaceship Entertainment, was founded on 18 February 2015 by
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
. In 2020, it began to operate under the name Spaceship Records. The record label, was relaunched under
Spaceship Collective, and currently holds the highest share in the company. Spaceship was established following
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
's departure from
Aristokrat Records, a record label owned by Piriye Isokrari.
In 2020,
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
signed
LeriQ, Nissi, and Telz to Spaceship. On 16 April 2020,
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
unveiled the signing of Buju.
Departure
Buju
Buju's departure surfaced after his one years deal with Spaceship expired in April 2021,
during his stay with the label, he released and promoted, various singles with Spaceship including "Lenu (remix)" with
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, ''L.I. ...
, and "So Lonely".
Accolades
Spaceship was nominated for Record Label of the Year at The Beatz Awards 2019.
Artists
;Current acts
;Former acts
Producers
;Current producers
*
LeriQ
*Telz
Discography
;Albums/Mixtape/EP
References
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Record labels established in 2015
Nigerian record labels
Companies based in Lagos