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Entertainment of Saturday, 30 April 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Music producers behind superstar Davido's most popular hit songs

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One of the best ways to make it in the music business is to work with one of the best music producers in the music industry, especially in Nigeria and every well-established or upcoming musician knows this.

Musicians have always received all the accolades for creating hit songs, but record or music producers deserve a share of that recognition

Over the years several talented music producers have walked these streets, mesmerizing us with their melodious beats and brilliant musical creativity.

These producers have not only given us great songs, but they have also carried the music industries on their shoulders and brought Nigerian music into the limelight.

Nigeria's music industry is one of the most functional industry in the world and has been soaring to greater heights since its inception.

With many talented artists out there, the need for great producers to harness such talent is imminent.

MyNigeria throws the spotlight on the music producers behind most of the hit songs of Nigeria's prominent music superstar Davido.

1. Seyi - 1 milli

Multi-talented Nigerian American singer and songwriter, Davido 1 Milli off his A Good Time album which was released in 2019 after the success of his most trended Son Of Mercy Extended Play (EP) which was released in 2016.

The sensational track labeled 1 Milli has generated over 10 million views on YouTube.

The track was produced by the fast-rising talented Nigerian producer, Seyi who gave this masterpiece tune tagged 1 Milli an amazing sound that makes it generate massive airplay around the country and across Africa.



2. Speroach Beatz - Risky Davido featuring Popcaan

Nigerian superstar Davido featured Jamaican music heavyweight Popcaan on the song "Risky" which serves as the track-8 off the Project, "A Good Time Album"

The song "Risky" has generated over 60 million views on YouTube since it's release in 2019.

The song was produced by talented music producer, Speroach Beatz.

Speroach Beatz has alos produced hit songs for the superstar musician Davido which includes; "Disturbance" ,"Assurance".




3. Kiddominant - Fall

"Fall" is a song by Nigerian singer Davido, released as the second single from his second studio album A Good Time (2019).

According to Rolling Stone magazine, "Fall" was one of the top-100-most-Shazam-searched singles in America in January 2019, and was a top-10 record on Shazam in New York.

In February 2019, "Fall" became the longest charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.

It was ranked at number 163 on Pitchfork's list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s.

As of August 2021, "Fall" has received over 60 million streams on Spotify, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Music Canada.

The song has also generated 200 million views on YouTube since it release.

"Fall" was produced by Nigerian record producer Kiddominant.

Thee record producer has also produced hit songs which includes "D&G" (featuring Summer Walker), "Intro", "One Thing" for Davido.



4. Shizzi - Sweet in the Middle

The DMW boss Davido teamed up with Nigerian Superstars Naira Marley, Zlatan and WurlD to release the entertaining single titled “Sweet In The Middle”.

The single was produced by Shizzi, who has also produced hits like "Blow My Mind" (featuring Chris Brown), "Green Light Riddim" for Davido.

The entertaining single has generated over 10 million views on YouTube.



5. Fresh VDM - FIA

The neo-highlife track was released by Davido in 2017 and was nominated for Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at The Headies 2018.

The song was produced by Fresh VDM who has also produced a couple of hit songs for the musician.

The song has also generated over 90 million views on YouTube since it's release in 2017.