‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’ – Music Business Worldwide

A woman in a suit poses confidently in a black-and-white photo; MBW World Leaders and SoundExchange logos appear on the left, highlighting this trailblazing music entrepreneur featured by Music Business Worldwide.

MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry figures overseeing key international markets. In this feature, we speak to Olukorede ‘Kay’ Ikazoboh, Head of Nigeria for Virgin Music Group. World Leaders is supported by SoundExchange.


Olukorede ‘Kay’ Ikazoboh says that she got her start in the music business by following the art, “not the industry”.

Growing up in South London in the UK, Ikazoboh tells us that her upbringing “was a blend of two…