Popular singer Chris Brown was paid at least $1m (about N156m) to
travel downto Lagos with a 15 man crew last week, NET investigations
have revealed.
The Grammy-winning singer stopped over in South Africa, for concerts
in CapeTown and Jo'burg, before heading down to Lagos for the show.
The Lagos event, built into Brown's on-going world tour, was organised
by Kilimanjaro Events – same company that promoted Rick Ross and Anita
Baker in the past.
Financial details were not made public, but we found that Oando boss
Wale Tinubu was a major financier, as well as Etisalat , which
provided last minute sponsorship.
Brown was to make a brief appearance at the Oando end-of-year gig,
but we're told that did not happen.
It was Brown's second time in Nigeria, the first being for a THISDAY
Music Festival performance a few years ago.
Sources told us the fees 'could have been more' if he was required to
perform with a live band or if he had to do multiple venues or cities.
Although he performed with a DJ and backing track, with two back-up
singersand four dancers, he gave a good account of himself, treating
fans to almost two hours of a well-planned set that left guests asking
for more.
Chris Brown's tour will continue early next year with a scheduled
performancein Cote D'Ivoire.
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