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Wizkid Becomes the First African Artist to Reach 9 Billion Streams on Spotify
Nigerian music star Ayodeji Balogun, known worldwide as Wizkid, has just hit a major milestone, surpassing 9 billion streams on Spotify across all credits. This makes him the first African artist ever to achieve this on the platform.
Leading the pack is his global hit One Dance with Drake and Kyla, which alone has racked up a staggering 3.7 billion streams. The song is one of the top 10 most streamed songs in Spotify’s history and also holds the Guinness World Record as the first track to cross 1 billion streams on the app.
Among his solo catalog, Essence featuring Tems stands out as his most streamed lead single, pulling in over 303 million streams to date.
Music executive Ubi Franklin speaks on music and shares how music is actually very risky to get into, and he explains why.
He states that no matter how much you put into music, you are never sure of how much you will get back.
He said “Music is the riskiest business I’ve ever done. You need ₦100m to promote one song. Even if TikTok carries it, you still need money to keep it on the charts because people have short attention spans, and there’s no guarantee you’ll get your money back.”
Popular singer Lil Nas X shares an emotional tribute to his mum.
The singer took to social media and shared: “RIP TO THE BADDEST EVER! LOVE U FOREVER MOMMY. this one’s gonna hurt,” he wrote in the caption.
The rapper shared this over the weekend. No one is really sure of the details, her age, or how or when she died. However, many sympathise with the singer as he loses a parent.
Nigerian actress Mo Bimpe gets emotional online as she states that she was invited to Rakeem, Priscilla Ojo and Juma Jux’s son’s birthday party and had a good time.
She then got emotional, remembering when she was not usually invited to such events because she did not have kids. She always felt sad because of this, so going for this birthday party made her happy.
She added at the end “Please don’t make it harder by excluding people. A woman without a child is not less deserving of love, friendship, inclusion, or celebration. Invite her. Love her. Celebrate with her. You never truly know what someone is carrying behind their smile.”
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