Jahbless Unleashes Album on Nigeria's Democracy Day

Uzo Chikere

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After releasing over four singles from his long-awaited 3rd studio album, Nigerian music act, Jahbless released I Am Me to the general public today, Friday, May 29, 2015, Nigeria’s Democracy Day.

Coinciding with the handing over and swearing in ceremony from the outgoing president, Jonathan Goodluck to new president, Muhammadu Buhari, Jahbless says the need for a radical change in the country and the music industry was one of the reasons for the release of his third album on Nigeria's democracy day.

In his words, ‘As the country enjoys a new dispensation and hope things change for good, I also hope the music industry gets a turn and change for good too.

‘Music alone can pay you good if things are well structured. Shows and endorsements are supposed to be additional, so am creating a platform to make sure I make my money from music and I hope other artistes can do the same too. That’s why we decided to ride on the wind of change by releasing the album on May 29th,’ he disclosed,

Speaking further, Jahbless said, ‘Yes, it’s deliberate, so many things have been happening in the music industry and it’s quite unfortunate that no one is standing up to create a change or face the challenges.

'Piracy is a big issue, royalties for artistes is another, even the new trend of online piracy eats us up so fast, so I decided to release the album on the 29th because I want it to be significant with the change in the country.'

Jahbless' 22-track album features top of the range acts that include Ice Prince, Oristefemi, Reminisce, Vector, Olamide, CDQ, Lil Kesh, Kiss Daniel and Small Doctor.