Nigerian music star Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made history as the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify.
The milestone was reached through his cumulative streams across all credits on the global music streaming platform. The achievement further cements Wizkid’s status as one of Africa’s most influential and commercially successful music exports.
His most streamed song on Spotify is his collaborative hit with Canadian rapper Drake and British singer Tyla, which has garnered nearly 4 billion streams. Wizkid’s third studio album, Made in Lagos (Deluxe), stands as his most streamed project on the platform, having crossed the one billion–stream mark.
As a lead artist, Wizkid’s most streamed track is Essence featuring Tems, which has amassed over 333 million streams and is widely regarded as one of the songs that helped push Afrobeats to a global audience.
Meanwhile, on the global charts, American singer Billie Eilish has also set a new streaming record. Her song Birds of a Feather has overtaken Tones and I’s Dance Monkey to become the most streamed solo song by a female artist in Spotify history. Birds of a Feather recently reached 3.37 billion streams, surpassing Dance Monkey, which stands at 3.3 billion streams.
