Lynx Entertainment

Lynx Entertainment is a Ghanaian-based record label founded in 2006 by producer, singer-songwriter Richie Mensah.[1]

Lynx Entertainment
Founded	2006
Founder	Richie Mensah
Genre	Hiplife, Hip-hop, Rap, R&B
Country of origin	Ghana
Location	Accra
Official website	lynxghana.com

The record label has been responsible for successfully launching the solo careers of Ghanaian musicians Richie, ASEM, Irene Logan, OJ Blaq, Eazzy, Zigi,Jayla and MzVee, and more recently KiDi, Kuami Eugene and DopeNation. Lynx Entertainment has also produced hit singles for several Ghanaian artistes including Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, VIP, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca, Reggie Rockstone, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonni Balli, EL, Jael Wiafe, Ayigbe Edem and Iwan.

In 2010, the artistes on the Lynx Entertainment record label Richie, ASEM, OJ Blaq, Eazzy and Zigi collaborated on Africa’s Moment, which was featured on Hello Afrika, Sony Music’s release in conjunction with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[2] The song was also featured in the Vodafone advert which staged the first ever flashmob in West Africa.[3]

Lynx Entertainment released ‘Back 2 Zero’ in July 2011.[4] The album featured all the artistes on the record label as well as several renowned Ghanaian musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, Tinny, V.I.P (group), Okyeame Kwame, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonniballi, EL, Jael Wiafe, Edem and Iwan. The album features a remake of the Ghanaian folk song 'Yen Ara Asase Ni' which was originally composed by Ephraim Amu. The remake features 11 of Ghana's top musicians and has been adopted as a peace song ahead of the 2012 general elections in Ghana.[5]

The record label introduced a new girl band D3 to the Ghanaian music scene in the summer of 2012.[6] The band, made up of 3 members aged 16, 19 and 20, released hit singles such as 'Good Girls Gone Bad' and 'Gyani Gyani'. They split at the end of 2013 due to educational commitments of the youngest member of the group.[7]

MzVee, the lead singer of the group, has since launched a solo career under the management of Lynx Entertainment and is already fast becoming a household name in Ghana. She won the 'Unsung Artiste Award' at the 2014 Ghana Music Award[8] in May 2014[9] and released her debut solo album titled 'Reveelation' in November 2014.[10] This was followed in November 2015 by her sophomore album titled 'Verfied' and her third studio album titled 'DaaVee' in May 2017 which were both released to rave reviews.[11] [12]

Lynx Entertainment continues to nurture some of the biggest talents in afrobeats music like KiDi, Kuami Eugene and DopeNation and is regarded as one of the leading record labels in Africa[13].

Artistes

Act	Year Signed	Albums Released (under Lynx Entertainment)
Richie	2006	2
ASEM	2006	2
OJ Blaq	2006	1
Irene Logan	2007	1
Eazzy	2009	1
Zigi	2010	1
MzVee	2014	3
KiDi	2016	1
Kuami Eugene	2016	1
DopeNation	2019	0

Discography

Year	Information
2008	Richie - All of Me Released: August 2008 Singles: Frema, When I Get You, Dirty Dance
2008	ASEM - Better Late Than Never Released: August 2008 Singles: Give Me Blow, Pigaro, Sulliya
2009	Irene Logan Released: February 2009 Single: Runaway
2009	OJ Blaq - Biggie Boy Lover Released: October 2009 Singles: Biggie Boy Lover, Chale Wote, Target
2010	Richie - UKNR Released: May 2010 Singles: Ma Nim Ton, Yaaro, Intoxicated, Asa Fofro
2010	ASEM - No More Kpayor Released: March 2010 Singles: 2010 Fylla, No More Kpayor
2010	Eazzy - Twinkle Released: August 2010 Singles: Bo Wonsem Ma Me, Wengeze, One Gal
2011	Lynx Entertainment - Back 2 Zero Released: July 2011 Singles: African Moment, Tonor 4 Me, Go Hard All Day, Let’s Get It Started, Yen Ara Asase Ni
2011	Zigi - Prince of Pop Released: October 2011 Singles: U Sey Wey Tin, Amanda, Let’s Get It Started
2012	D3 Singles: Good Girls Gone Bad, Gyani Gyani
2014	MzVee - Reveelation Released: November 2014 Singles: Borkor Borkor, Natural Girl, Carpenter, Revolution, Dancehall Queen, My Time, Reveelation
2015	MzVee - Verified Released: November 2015 Singles: Abofra, Hold Me Now, Mensuro Obia, End Poverty
2017	MzVee - DaaVee Released: May 2017 Singles: Rewind, Daavi, We Run Dem, Sing My Name
2018	Kuami Eugene - Rockstar Released: December 2018 Singles: Angela, Confusion, Wish Me Well, Walaahi
2019	KiDi - Sugar Released: May 2019 Singles: Adiepena, Thunder, Mr Badman, Sugar Daddy

References

1. "Richie". Museke. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
2. "African Moment by Lynx Entertainment". Museke.
3. "Vodafone Flashmob in Accra features Lynx Entertainment's African Moment". Museke.
4. "Lynx Entertainment to Launch 'Back to Zero". Modern Ghana.
5. "Lynx Entertainment links up with 11 top Ghanaian artistes to sing for peace". Myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
6. "Lynx Entertainment introduces an all female group - D3". Ghana Music. Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
7. "Music group D3 splits". Ghana Web.
8. "VGMA2017: Full List Of Winners For 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards |". 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
9. "MzVee thanks her fans for VGMA award win". Modern Ghana.
10. "MzVee drops album on November 21". Daily Guide Ghana. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
11. "MzVee ups her game with verified album launch". Ghana Web.
12. "MzVee set to launch DaaVee on 1st May". Aftown.
13. "Africa's Music Biz Gatekeepers: Interactive Map". Billboard. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-03.

External links

• Official website