| SJW Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Sir Justine |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Location | Lagos |
| Official website | sjwentertainment |
SJW Entertainment, is a Nigerian record label owned by Sir Justine. SJW services includes, music recording, merchandising, audiovisual content, and music publishing. [1] The label is home to recording acts, such as Victor AD, AcebergTM, and Blaq Jerzee.
In 2019, Sir Justine founded Sir Justine World Entertainment, commonly known and abbreviated as SJW Entertainment, with the aim to make Nigerian music industry greater, he tells Rotimi Ige of Nigerian Tribune. [2] Victor AD was welcomed to SJW Entertainment on 14 May 2019, with a single "Emoji", [3] and on 26 November 2019, Blaq Jerzee [4] signed a record deal with SJW, and AcebergTM joined its artist roaster on 14 March 2020. [5] A month after he signed, he released his first project titled Far from Home - EP. [6]
| Act | Year signed | Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Victor AD | 2019 | 1 |
| Blaq Jerzee | — | |
| AcebergTM | 2020 | 1 |
| Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Victor AD | RED EYE - EP |
|
| AcebergTM | Far from Home - EP |
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| Artist | Title | Year | Album | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor AD | "Emoji" | 2019 | Non-album single | May 14, 2019 |
| "Too Much Money" | October 16 2019 | |||
| "Fact" | 2020 | RED EYE | May 10, 2020 | |
| "Prayer Request" (feat. Patoranking) | Non-album single | July 24, 2020 | ||
| "Vanessa" | RED EYE | September 7, 2020 | ||
| "Wet" (with. Peruzzi) | Non-album single | November 27, 2020 | ||
| Blaq Jerzee | "Arizona" (with. Wizkid) | TBA | January 31, 2020 | |
| "Onome" | May 1, 2020 | |||
| AcebergTM | "Heart Breaker" | Non-album single | July 31, 2020 | |
| "Danca" | 2021 | Far from Home | March 26, 2021 | |
| "Bella" | August 6, 2021 |
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