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Burniton Music Group

Stonebwoy's own Ghanaian label, founded in 2012 in Accra and distributed internationally through Warner Music's ADA Worldwide since 2024.

Based in
Accra, Ghana
Founded
2012
Founder
Livingstone Etse Satekla (Stonebwoy)

Burniton Music Group is a Ghanaian record label founded in 2012 by dancehall and Afrobeats artist Stonebwoy (Livingstone Etse Satekla), who runs it as chief executive from Accra. It signs and develops Afrobeats, dancehall, reggae, R&B and hip hop acts and releases Stonebwoy’s own catalogue; past signees include Kelvyn Boy, who departed in 2019, and current roster member OV.

The company has built its international reach through partnerships rather than ownership stakes: a deal with Universal Music Group’s Def Jam Recordings and Def Jam Africa from May 2022, followed by a global distribution and label-services agreement with Warner Music Group’s ADA Worldwide, announced in April 2024, which now handles Stonebwoy’s catalogue internationally.

Ownership: independent, founded and run by Stonebwoy. No outside label or major-group ownership stake has been disclosed.

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