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Baanty
Born
Ikpon Kelvin

(1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 26)
Agbor, Delta State
NationalityNigeria
Occupation(s)Creative director, Musician
Titlerecord label executive

Ikpon Kelvin (born 27 June 1997), known as Baanty, is a Nigerian Musician and creative director. He is the founder of BNM Entertainment and gatherer of Baanty Music Movement[1][2]

Early life and career[change | change source]

Kelvin Ikpon was born on 27 June 1997 in Agbor, Delta State, and he began learning at Total Child Primary School and later graduated from Novena College in 2014.[3][4][5]

On 2 December 2022, he launched his music career with "Delta Groove."[6][7] [6][8][9]

Baanty is a supporter of diversity and inclusion in the music industry. He has taught young artists from communities that do not get represented and has produced some Nigerian artist's music videos, live performances, and visual projects.[10][11][12][13]

He brought the Baanty Music Movement together. The Baanty Music Movement is a community created in 2022 to support connections with entertainers in the Delta State.[14][15]

In 2023, Baanty won Entertainment GIANT's Music Executive of the Year Award.[16]

Awards and recognition[change | change source]

Year Award or publication Category Result Ref
2021 Nigerian Books of Records Creative Director Won [17]
2022 Longevity Nigeria Artiste of the Year award Honoured [18]
TheNewsGuru Top Nigerian music executives Shortlisted [19]
2023 Entertainment GIANT Awards Music Executive of the Year Won [20]
The Authority Nigerian Music Icons Shortlisted [21]
2024 The Nation Inspirational Music Executives Shortlisted [22]

Reference[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "powerhouse in the creative world". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Showcases creativity in entertainment world directing". Tribune Newspaper. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "creativity in entertainment world directing". Tribune Newspaper. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Millz, Bayo (22 July 2022). "Baanty Early Life, Growing up, Career". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Okeke-Korieocha, Ifeoma (9 March 2024). "Why entertainers need to have multiple streams of income- Baanty". Businessday NG. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Okoye, Rita. "new song 'Delta Groove'". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Grace, Ihesiulo (15 March 2022). "Baanty Named NXT Creative of the Month". DAILY TIMES Nigeria. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "10 things people hardly know about Baanty". Daily Times Newspaper. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Baanty to elevate 'Conversations with Kenni' official Theme Song". Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Overview of Baanty". Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Tribune Newspaper2 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  12. ↑ Abisola, Shojobi (8 March 2023). "BNM Entertainment, Pioneering New Era in Music". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "A SPOTLIGHT ON THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC". Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Grace, Ihesiulo (15 March 2022). "Baanty Named NXT Creative of the Month". DAILY TIMES Nigeria. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "The Music Executive from Delta State finding foot in the Entertainment Space— Baanty". TurnTable. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  16. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2024-02-20). "Baanty wins Music Executive of the Year Award at Entertainment GIANT 2023 Awards". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  17. ↑ Ihesiulo, Grace. "Excellence Achievements Awards". Daily Times Newspaper. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Millz, Bayo (12 October 2021). "Longevity Nigeria crowns Baanty artiste of the year". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  19. ↑ Millz, Bayo (16 July 2022). "Top 10 Nigerian music executives". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Baanty wins Music Executive of the Year Award at Entertainment GIANT 2023 Awards". The Guardian Nigeria. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Nigerian Music Icons: Shaping Afrobeats Culture". THE AUTHORITY NEWS. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  22. ↑ Oamen, Samuel. "Seven inspirational Nigerian Music Executives". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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