Tiwa Savage Reveals Teebillz Made Her Dump Her Sony/ATV Music Deal

Tiwa Savage who recently signed a mouth-watering deal with Jay Z’s ‘Roc Nation’, her profile has been officially embedded in the label’s official website.

Tiwa Savage has made a revelation via a quote on her profile. The singer revealed how estranged husband, Teebillz, played a major role in creating the Tiwa Brand we all love today.

According to the singer, Teebillz, made her dump her songwriting career abroad to kick-start a very successful music career in Nigeria.

I met Tunji and he told me about the growing Afrobeats scene back home in Nigeria. He thought I was wasting my talents being a songwriter and a backing singer and pushed me to move back to Africa. At first I thought it was a bit of a step backwards but he was adamant that this was my future. He knew it was what would set me apart from the rest

Tiwa Savage before returning to Nigeria had a music deal with Sony/ATV as a songwriter.

This deal saw her co-writing songs for international stars like; Babyface, Kat Deluna, Fantasia and Monica. She was also privileged to provide background vocals for George Michael, Mary J Blige, and on late Whitney