^ 'Empire Mates State of Mind by Various Artists'.^ a b 'Empire Mates Entertainment - Home'.'EME Shuts-down Operation As A Record Label: Read Banky W's Statement'. Singles: ' Jaiye Jaiye', 'On Top Your Matter', 'One Question', 'Joy', 'Bombay', 'Show You The Money'.Singles: ' Baddest Boy', 'Dance for Me', 'Get Down Tonight', 'Ko Mo Le', 'Sun Mo Mi', 'Don't Delay Me (Don't Go There)', 'Change'.Singles: ' Holla at Your Boy', ' Tease Me/Bad Guys', ' Don't Dull', 'Pakurumo', 'Oluwa Lo Ni'Įmpire Mates Entertainment - Empire Mates State of Mind.YearĪrtists Artists still signed to the label when it dissolved Act Accolades Į.M.E was nominated for Best Record Label of the Year at the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards. In May 2017, Shaydee announced his exit from E.M.E following the expiration of his recording contract. According to various news outlets, Skales and E.M.E agreed to part ways. In February 2014, Skales parted ways with E.M.E following the expiration of his contract.

Wizkid left the label following the release of his second studio album Ayo and expiration of his 5-year contract. In the aforementioned interview on The Juice, Banky W said the dispute between himself and Wizkid was not as violent as people made it out to seem. On 30 April 2013, Wizkid and E.M.E reunited after contract negotiations. It was reported that troubles within E.M.E started as early as the E.M.E All Stars concert in 2012. Prior to Wizkid's subliminal tweets, Banky W pacified fans by assuring them that nothing was amiss. He also moved out of the E.M.E mansion in Lagos and acquired his own home in the Lekki Phase 1 area.

In February 2013, Wizkid tweeted a subliminal message and tweaked his Twitter account. Wizkid and Skales' record deals with E.M.E came as a result of their musical exposure. He also said he signed Shaydee after the singer opened for him at a show in Ilorin. He said he signed Niyola after hearing her sing in the bathroom at his sister's wedding. In an interview with Toolz on Ndani TV's The Juice, Banky W spoke about the signing process for each artist on the label.

DJ Xclusive, Shaydee and Niyola were all signed to the label in 2012. He signed Wizkid and Skales to the label in 2009. In 2008, Banky W established E.M.E in Lagos after relocating there. He also said he made money from singing to patrons of hair and nail salons in New York. He said he started the label while studying at a local university in Albany. During an interview with Beverly Bryan of MTV Iggy, Banky W shed light on the formulation of E.M.E. In 2021, Banky W revived the record label, after dropping couple of singles alongside his Wife, who drop her debut single in 2022.īanky W and Tunde Demuren founded the record label in Albany, New York in 2002. Banky W announced in February 2018 that E.M.E was dissolved as a record label he said the label is now a talent management company focused on creative marketing, advertising, PR and brand events. In addition to establishing a record label, Banky W, Segun Demuren and Tunde Demuren established a production house, a publishing company known as Muzik Men Publishing, and a charity foundation known as the I-AM-CAPABLE Charity Foundation. On 18 June 2012, the label released its compilation album Empire Mates State of Mind. Producers associated with the label include Masterkraft, Jay Sleek, Cobhams Asuquo, Spellz and Samklef, among others. Wizkid, Skales and Shaydee were all formerly signed to the label. It was home to recording artists such as Wellington himself and Niyola. Empire Mates Entertainment (abbreviated as E.M.E) is a Nigerian record label founded by Banky W and Tunde Demuren in 2002.

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