Kuami Eugene Is No Longer With Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah Confirms

Kuami Eugene Is No Longer With Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah Confirms

  • Highlife music sensation Kuami Eugene is no longer an artist under Richie Mensah's Lynx Entertainment label
  • In a recent interview, the CEO of the label confirmed the exit of Kuami Eugene, one of its leading artists alongside KiDi
  • This brought an end to both the eight-year stint of the highlife singer at Lynx and the speculation brewing since 2022

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Lynx Entertainment's chief executive officer (CEO), Richie Mensah, has announced that the label has parted ways with highlife singer Kuami Eugene.

In a recent interview, the reputed singer and music producer confirmed the eight-year relationship with Kuami Eugene had ended by mutual consent.

Kuami Eugene, Richie Mensah, Lynx Entertainment, Ghanaian Musicians, Ghana Record Labels, Highlife Music, EMPIRE Africa
Kuami Eugene's stint with Richie Mensah's Lynx Entertainment ends after eight years. Photo source: @kuamieugene, @richiemensah
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Rumours about Kuami Eugene and Lynx Entertainment

Signed by Lynx in 2017, Kuami Eugene has been one of the record label's most successful artists, spawning hits upon hits.

However, his status with the label has been a subject of speculation since October 2022, when he tweeted that he had joined EMPIRE and described the label as his new family.

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It was later clarified that he had only signed a distribution deal with the American label, which also manages Black Sherif.

Prior to joining EMPIRE, the Monica hitmaker had sparked rumours with a cryptic post about wanting to leave his current place.

At the time, many people did not believe it, with Okay FM's Abeiku Santana even suggesting in a video on Instagram that it was only a social media gimmick to promote Kuami Eugene's upcoming project.

Richie Mensah confirms Kuami Eugene's exit

Two years after the EMPIRE deal, the speculation resurfaced after Kuami Eugene shared a flier announcing a new song with Rockstar Recordz on it.

While Eugene did not explain what was happening with his stint with Lynx and even denied suggestions he had left, his former boss has admitted on Hitz FM's Daybreak Hitz that they were no longer together.

Asked by the host, DJ Slim, if Kuami Eugene had left Lynx Entertainment, Richie answered in the affirmative saying:

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"Yes, that's public knowledge."

The Lynx CEO explained that the label currently has only three artists on a 360 deal: KiDi, DJ Vyrusky, and DSL, adding that they handled distribution and other aspects for some artists.

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Kuami Eugene meets an Asian fan

Earlier, YEN.com.gh also reported that Eugene had recently connected with Silly Music, an Asian TikTok sensation who went viral with her rendition of the singer's hit song, Belinda.

In a recent video, Silly Music was spotted with the highlife singer singing and dancing to the viral hit song, which excited many fans of the Ghanaian artist and the content creator.

Kuami Eugene also shared his moments with her. They were in the studio with the award-winning Ghanaian star, who was teaching her the African slang in the Belinda song.

The song by the former Lynx signee, released in 2024, garnered nearly a million views on YouTube alone, while Silly's viral rendition has registered four million hits on TikTok.

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Authors:
Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah avatar

Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh

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