May D

Akinmayokun Awodumila (born 28 December 1984), popularly known as May D, is a Nigerian singer. He was formally signed to R&B duo P-Square's record label Square Records.^[2]

May D
Born	Akinmayokun Awodumila [1] Delta State, Nigeria
Other names	Mr May D
Alma mater	University of Lagos
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, dancer
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Musical career
Genres	Afropop, R&B, house, Afrobeat
Labels	Confam Entertainment Davido Music Worldwide

Biography

May D was born Akinmayokun Awodumila in Lagos into a family of seven. He attended the University of Lagos, where he studied mass communication.

He rose to stardom in the same year he got signed to the label Square Records, in 2011.^[3] On 21 August 2012, it was officially announced that May D was no longer in the label, as stated by Premium Times news.^[4][5]

On 13 May 2011, May D released his first single "Soundtrack" via the label Square Records. The music video, directed by Clarence Peters, was released on 12 January 2012. The video originally had over 10 million views on their YouTube channel before being deleted by the label.^[6][7] On 25 September 2012, May D founded an independent record label known as Confam Entertainment.^[8] On 18 July 2020, May D announced on his Twitter handle that he had signed with Davido Music Worldwide.^[9][10]

Discography

Studio albums and EPs

• Chapter One (2013)^[11]
• SUREBOY (2021)^[12]

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

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)[13]	Non-album	24 October 2016
2018	"Love Overdose"	TBA
2019	"Dada"	Non-album	21 November 2019
2020	"Time for You "	Non-album	10 February 2020
2021	"Dodo "	Non-album	20 August 2021[14]

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name

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	[15][16]
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