Nigerian singer Wizkid has become the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify. The milestone includes his total streams across all credits, including lead songs and features, confirming his position as the continent’s top-streamed artist on the platform.
His most streamed song overall is the collaborative track with Canadian singer Drake and British singer Tyla, which has reached nearly 4 billion streams. Wizkid’s third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’, is his most streamed project on Spotify, with over 1 billion streams. As a lead artist, his track ‘Essence’ featuring Tems has accumulated more than 333 million streams.
Spotify data shows that Wizkid currently leads Africa’s most-streamed artists. Burna Boy follows with over 9.5 billion streams, while other Nigerian artists, including Rema, Tems, Tyla, and Ayra Starr, also rank among the platform’s top-streamed performers from the continent.
Separately, American singer Billie Eilish’s track ‘Birds of a Feather’ surpassed Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ as the most streamed solo song by a female artist on Spotify. The song has reached 3.37 billion streams, while ‘Dance Monkey’ has 3.3 billion.
Wizkid’s 10 billion streams mark a record for an African artist and a significant milestone in global music streaming. The achievement reflects cumulative plays of his singles, albums, and featured appearances across the platform.
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