Port harcourt Artistes Relocate To Lagos

In recent times ,many Port Harcourt based music stars have relocated to Lagos to pursue their career. The main reason we gathered is to seek greener pastures. Over the years, Garden City based artistes have not been able to make money just like their Lagos based counterparts who are out-doing each other spending heavily acquiring houses and latest automobiles. Though this city is blessed with a large number of talented artistes,they however struggle to get big marketers to invest in their arts. Another reason why many of them don’t make money is the availability of limited paid shows. The show promoters in Port Harcourt would rather spend big cash bringing Lagos based acts to the city, than paying the local artistes. Consequently , they tend to have the local artistes on their shows for free. The absence of good record labels in the city is another factor affecting the growth of the industry. Most of artistes in the city invest their money on their projects without possibility of making returns . Also , unlike Lagos where corporate bodies sponsor shows , the companies in the city don’t see the Port Harcourt entertainment industry as what they should identify with. Due to all the above mentioned reasons,the industry has been stagnant for several years, hence a large number of Port Harcourt based artistes have moved to Lagos to their promote their arts since it is a known fact that , the centre of excellence is the headquarters of entertainment in Nigeria. Burna Boy who relocated to Lagos last year seems to have established himself as one of the most sought-after artistes at the moment headlining many shows alongside Lagos based A-list artistes. Also, Mr 2kay, the rave of the moment in the garden city who recently moved to Lagos. He was officially unveiled to his Lagos fans at the Industry Nite Show few weeks back. Popular Dancehall act, Waconzy has equally relocated to Lagos to continue with his career. Also top female acts , Emmanuella and Lilyjean have also joined the band wagon. And as you read this , a couple of Port Harcourt based artistes are planning to move into Lagos soon.