Iggy Magazine Features New Kizz Daniel ‘Cough (Odo)’ Video

Iggy Magazine Features New Kizz Daniel ‘Cough (Odo)’ Video

Since its release in October, Kizz Daniel’s new single with EMPIRE titled ‘Cough (Odo)’, as featured in Iggy Magazine, has been causing quite the stir across the world and has become an international hit single, amassing over 150 million plays online in just two months, and today (December 16), the award-winning Nigerian pop star is excited to unveil the highly anticipated music video for ‘Cough (Odo)’. Shot on location in Lagos and directed by bourgeoning filmmaker Director K (Wizkid, Tems, Rema), the vibrant and colourful visuals bring the track further to life, with its glorious themes of fresh love and romance.

Serving as one of the focus tracks for the new EMPIRE compilation album Where We Come From (Vol. 1), ‘Cough (Odo)’ sees Kizz Daniel in his afropop element as he joins forces with producers Philkeyz and Blaisebeatz (Chris Brown, Wizkid) to deliver what has become one of the biggest afrobeats songs of the year, despite only being out for two months. Speaking about the inspiration behind the song, Kizz Daniel says, “For this song I wanted to highlight the feeling of new love. The song itself is energetic and celebratory, and it really captures what it’s like to fall for someone new”.

With over two billion streams under his belt and 20 million fans on social media, Kizz Daniel is one of the leading figures that are exploding afrobeats on the worldwide stage, having just performed at the 2022 World Cup opening event in Qatar. The enigmatic singer, songwriter, and musician is the epitome of an all-round entertainer with a magnetic tone, captivating lyrics, alluring stage and screen presence, and an undeniably infectious musicality, which are just some of the irrefutable characteristics of all his songs, cutting across genres from afrobeats to pop and R&B music.

ABOUT ‘WHERE WE COME FROM (VOL 1)’:

EMPIRE have brought 19 artists from six different African nations together to release its first-ever African compilation album titled Where We Come From (Vol. 1) featuring 15 exclusive new tracks from its glorious roster including Fireboy DML, Asake, Kizz Daniel and Wande Coal. The sounds traverse East, West and South of the continent, incorporating drill, amapiano, trap and Afrobeats in fashioning an album that at once sandwiches luxury between lust and love, while also being a flag post to hedonism.

This compilation project is a body of work that was created during the writing camp at EMPIRE’s headquarters in San Francisco directly following their first showcase ‘The New Africa’ during SXSW, where the crowd saw performances by BNXN fka Buju, Cheque, Fireboy DML, June Freedom, L.A.X., Wande Coal, and other Afrobeat trailblazers, who are signed to EMPIRE.

ABOUT EMPIRE:

Founded in 2010 by Bay Area native Ghazi Shami, EMPIRE is currently leading through its innovative approach to the digital music era across its label, distribution, and publishing arms. Ghazi has been recognized for his work in Billboard’s 2021 Indie Power Players list, Billboard’s 2021 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players, as well as Billboard’s 2022 Power List. With its focus on early-stage artist development, the San Francisco based company has been instrumental in launching the careers of multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning Anderson.Paak, BLEU, Key Glock, Young Dolph, XXXTENTACION, KingVon, and more.

Through crafting bespoke deals that are always in favor of the artist, EMPIRE is able to form a true partnership with each artist and label on its roster. Coupled with EMPIRE’s unique software for analytics, recoupment, and royalties, which is available to every partner, the company offers a level of transparency unprecedented in the music industry.

MEDIA & PRESS: Please direct all inquiries to Ayo Adepoju: [email protected]

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