The Aristokrat Group (commonly known as Aristokrat or Aristokrat Group), headquartered in Port Harcourt, is an African Media and Entertainment company, known for housing a record label and music publishing company, digital media company, tour and concert production company and a creative consulting and solutions agency. The company is headed by its Founder, Piriye Isokrari. Its music, and entertainment units includes,

Aristokrat Records Aristokrat Records is a Nigerian record label owned by The Aristokrat Group. The label operates as a subsidiary of The Aristokrat Group, an African Media & Entertainment company. It units includes; Aristokrat 360, Aristokrat Publishing, and Aristo ...

, Aristokrat 360, Aristokrat Publishing, and Aristokrat Lifestyle. In 2013, Rio Africa acquired 40% of Aristokrat; in turn, Rio Africa tapped Isokrari to head A&R and operations of 960 Music Group. In 2014, he received $1 million investment from 960 Music Group, to develop four new artists (Kamar, Mojeed, Ozone, and Pucado). In 2020, ''Billboard'' named Aristokrat Group as one of The Gatekeepers of the Nigerian music industry.

History

The company was founded by Piriye Isokrari, in

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, while in college before relocation in 2009 to Port Harcourt. Its music division

, was founded in 2010, for music recording, distribution, and music publishing. In 2014, 960 Music Group, investment $1 million in its

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, to help develop four new artists (Kamar, Mojeed, Ozone, and Pucado) signed.

Partnerships

Universal Music France

In May 2020, UMF, announced an exclusive strategic deal with Aristokrat Group. In addition, the jointed partnership with

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, includes

artists, with a label deal with Universal Music France and a publishing deal with

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, to help launch them into the global market, through Caroline France.

Turntable Charts

In May 2021, Turntable Charts announced its partnership with Aristokrat Group. As the partnership will allow both companies collaborate in the exchange of data and ideas to improve music consumption, documentation, and chart culture in Nigeria. Speaking with Pulse Nigeria, CEO of TurnTable Charts, Adeayo Adebiyi, says "everybody at TurnTable Charts is delighted to announce that Aristokrat Group is endorsing

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Nigeria as the foremost and a standard music chart publication in Nigeria."

Boomplay

On 17 March 2021,

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say's, it partnership with UMG’s African labels, will also be supported under the new agreement, and other distributed labels, including Aristokrat.

Artists

Recording artists signed to Aristokrat Group, through Universal Music France, and

includes: *Jujuboy Star *Ria Sean Former Acts Signed to its Label includes:

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Leriq Homegrown Ozone Mojeed Kamar Tachio Pucado Ceeza Milli T’neeya

References

{{reflist Entertainment companies established in 2009 Mass media companies established in 2009 Record label distributors Companies based in Lagos