Wizkd becomes first African artiste to reach 11bn streams on Spotify

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has become the first African artiste to hit 11 billion streams on Spotify.

The feat marks another milestone in the singer’s music career.

A music data handle @ChaftsAfrica, made the announcement on X, (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday and named Wizkid the first African artiste to reach the milestone.

The post read: “First African artists to reach major Spotify milestones:

“1 billion — Wizkid, 2 billion — Wizkid,
3 billion — Wizkid, 4 billion — Wizkid,
5 billion — Wizkid, 6 billion — Wizkid,
7 billion — Wizkid, 8 billion — Wizkid,
9 billion — Wizkid, 10 billion — Wizkid,
11 billion — Wizkid.”

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The milestone came days after the release of Wizkid’s collaboration with DJ Tunez titled “State of Mind” on May 15, which recorded more than 685,000 Spotify streams globally within its first day.

‘Big Wiz’, as the singer is fondly called by his teeming fans and industry peers, in January became the first African artiste to reach 10 billion streams on Spotify.

Entertainment stakeholders and fans have also described the milestone as another major moment for African music on the global stage.

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