May D
Introduction
Akinmayokun Awodumila (born 28 December), popularly known as May D, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and dancer. He was formally signed to the R&B duo P-Square record label "Square records".
Early life and music career
Early life
May D was born into a family of seven (7). He was born in Lagos, he attended University of Lagos, Lagos where he studied Mass communication.
Music career
He rose to stardom in the same year he got signed to the label 2011. On the 21 August 2012 it was officially announced that the Pop singer "May D" is no longer in the label, as stated by Premium Times news.
2011: SoundTrack
On 13 May 2011 He released his first single "SoundTrack" under Square records. The video was released on 12 January 2012 and the video was directed by "Clarence Peters" and the video had over 83,702 views on YouTube due to the label deleted the video from their YouTube channel, which had over 10 million views [1].
Confam Entertainment
On 25 September 2012 "May D" founded an independent record label known as Confam Entertainment.
Personal life
Relationships
May'D began dating Adebola Olowoporoku in 2007, and she gave birth to a baby boy "Olamipoju" in 2013 for May D's. The pair ended their relationship in 2014. "May'D" began dating Carolina Wassmuth from Sweden in 2014 till date.
Controversies
In 4 April 2015, May D’s cousin and manager Oreoluwa Akinbode denied the allegations that he is a woman beater.
- Information Nigeria
In 6 April 2015, Debola who is the mother of "May D’s" son, sent an email to Linda Ikeji, to report the domestic violence she suffered from the beating by the singer "May D's".
In 27 August 2015, May D lands in trouble for riding his "Hover Board". He stated on Twitter he going to sue Ikeja City Mall for using tear gas on me just because he was riding on his hover board at the mall. He also said they assaulted him, even almost shot him just for using his hover board at shoprite.
House and Mercedez Benz acquisition
On 28 September 2013, it was reported that May D's bought a Mansion worth 150 million naira in "Magodo-Lagos"
On 15 May 2016 May D's acquired a Mercedez Benz C Class 550 worth N12M.
Stage Name
The name "May'D" was from his name Akinmayokun, he took the first three letters of "Mayokun" and came up with "May", an did likewise to his surname Awodumila by taking off the first three letters and picked "D".
Notable Appearances
| Event | Year |
|---|---|
| Akon Lightning Africa Foundation concert (Congo) | 2016 |
| Star Music Trek | 2015 |
| MTV Base white Christmas party |
Discography
Album(s)
- Chapter One (2013)
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Album | Release Date |
| 2011 | "soundtrack" | Chapter One | 16 May 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Use Me" | ||
| "Ile Ijo" | |||
| "Gat Me High" | |||
| "One Night Stand" | Non-album | ||
| 2013 | "You Want To Know Me" (feat. P-Square) | Chapter One | 16 May 2013 |
| "Ur Eyes" (feat. Davido) | |||
| "So Many Tinz" | |||
| "Love In The Air" | Non-album | ||
| 2014 | "All Over You" | ||
| "Ibadi" | |||
| 2016 | "Bamilo" (feat. Wizkid) | ||
| "Hustle" (feat. Akon and Davido) | Non-album | 24 October 2016 |
As Featured artist
| Year | Title | Artist Name(s) | Album | Release Date |
| 2010 | "Farabale" | Show Dem Camp | The Dreamer Project | 18 September 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Eyes On Me" | ||||
| 2011 | "Chop My Money" | P-Square | The Invasion | 29 July 2011 |
| 2012 | "Chop My Money (remix)" | |||
| "Bless Me" | Davido | Omo Baba Olowo | 17 July 2012 | |
| "Mujo" | Sina Rambo | Non-album | ||
| "Coming For You" | Mo'Cheddah | |||
| "Way You Whine (Remix)" | Dpzle | |||
| "No Time" | DJ Xclusive | |||
| 2013 | "Whine" | Iyanya | Desire | 6 February 2013 |
| "Happiness" | Mafikizolo | Reunited | 10 April 2013 | |
| "Madantin (Remix)" | Jaywon | Oba Orin | 1 April 2016 | |
| "Peperenpe (Remix)" | Klever J | That Klever Jay | 27 March 2015 | |
| "Banger" | Durella | Non-album | ||
| 2014 | "My #1 (Numero Uno)" | DJ Neptune | ||
| "Jigololo" | Eddyaya | |||
| "Give Your Love To Me" | Fliptyce | |||
| "Wiggle" | Mo’Blow | |||
| "Love In The Air (EDM Remix)" | Fliptyce | |||
| 2015 | "Up In The Club" | N6 | ||
| "Amina" | Ikechukwu | |||
| "Birthday Girl" | Samklef |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Recipient | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best New Act of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2013 | City People Entertainment Awards | Best New Musician of the Year (Male) | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) | Best Use of Dance in a Video (Ibadi) | Song | Won |