Stefflon Don inks big record deal

International superstar Stefflon Don has signed a new global recording partnership with BMG to release her debut studio album , Island 54, which is set for release in 2023.

The MOBO Award-winning artiste released her much-anticipated collaboration single, Clockwork, with dancehall superstar Spice, produced by Grammy-Award winning Beam, from the upcoming full-length album. The accompanying video amassed nearly five million views on YouTube in its first few weeks.

Island 54 follows Stefflon Don's previous mixtape releases, REAL TING and SECURE.

The British rapper-songwriter, whose parents were born in Jamaica, said she is very excited about the partnership with BMG "because they trust my creativity".

"They have an amazing support team across the globe, and I am super excited to expand my fan base alongside my new family BMG," she said.

Tim Reid, BMG's senior vice president in charge of repertoire and marketing, said, "Stefflon Don is a unique artiste who has already accomplished so much on a global scale, collaborating with some of the biggest names in music while gaining equal acclaim on her solo projects".

Similarly, Thomas Scherer, BMG's vice president in charge of repertoire and marketing, Los Angeles and New York, said, "Stefflon Don is an artiste who knows exactly what she wants to achieve, and we are happy to be part of her journey towards this".

Stefflon Don, who recently visited Denham Town, has been building a reputation as a formidable entertainer, having had a string of successful hits beginning in 2017 with her breakthrough singles 16 Shots and Hurtin Me, featuring French Montana. She has collaborated with the likes of Future, Lil Baby, J Balvin, Bebe Rexha, Halsey, DJ Khaled, Mariah Carey, Sean Paul, Skepta, Wiley, Idris Elba and Charli XCX.

In 2022 alone, she has released and featured on several hit singles including DJ Frass' Sweet Bounce, Dip with Ms Banks, Amazing with Vybz Kartel and Dunw3ll, and Calvin Harris' Woman Of The Year with Chloe Bailey and Coi Leray.

Stefflon Don recently made history performing at the first ever UEFA Women's Euro Final show. She is the first British female rapper ever to be featured on Spotify's influential Rap Caviar playlist, and is a highly sought-after artiste for collaborations, boasting more than one billion streams to date.