Bu Thiam: Last News

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Highly touted British rapper Central Cee has signed a joint venture agreement with Columbia Records in partnership with Sony Music U.K., Variety has confirmed. Known to fans as “Cench,” the rapper became the first-ever British male rapper to be included in XXL magazine’s influential annual “Freshman Class” list, which was unveiled on Wednesday. Central Cee will also perform at this week’s 2023 Glastonbury festival, the largest festival in the U.K. The deal was led by Columbia executive vice president Bu Thiam with Central Cee’s manager, Bello. The fiercely independent rapper was the object of a heated bidding war in recent weeks; while terms of the Columbia deal were not announced, the joint venture suggests that he is likely to retain ownership of his recordings, as he has to date.

Kanye West has shared text message screengrabs via social media that appear to explain the latest delays to the release of his new album ‘DONDA’.Posted on Instagram this morning (August 29), the exchange begins with Kanye’s manager Bu Thiam informing the rapper that DaBaby’s manager isn’t giving clearance for ‘Jail’ to be included – one of the songs rumoured to appear on ‘DONDA’ which features a verse from the ‘Can’t Stop’ artist.Thiam added that “we won’t be able to Upload unless we take him off,” seemingly confirming that, contrary to reports earlier this weekend, the album has not yet been sent to streaming services.In response to the news, and being informed that neither DaBaby nor his manager were answering their phone, Ye replied that

Will Kanye West finally release his ‘Donda’ album next week? “Absolutely” he will, says West’s manager Bu Thiam. Whether this is based on intimate knowledge of a clear plan or desperate wishful thinking on the manager’s part remains to be seen.It was announced earlier this week that West would host a third listening party for the long awaited album, this time at Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium, next Thursday.Like the previous two playbacks at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the plan is to release the album the next day.