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    Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify

    NigeriaNewzBy NigeriaNewzJanuary 9, 2026No Comments1 Min Read
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    Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly often called Wizkid, has made historical past because the first-ever African artist to surpass ten billion streams on the worldwide streaming music platform Spotify.

    The Ojuelegba crooner achieved the feat as his streams throughout all credit on the platform lately hit the ten billion-stream mark.

    His collaborative hit with Canadian famous person Drake and British singer, Tyla is his most streamed tune on the platform with nearly 4 billion streams.

    His third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’ is his most streamed undertaking on Spotify with over a billion streams.

    Wizkid’s most streamed tune as lead is ‘Essence’ that includes Tems, which has amassed over 333 million streams.

    In the meantime, American singer Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds Of A Feather’ has surpassed Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ as probably the most streamed solo tune by a feminine artist in Spotify historical past.

    ‘Birds Of A Feather’ lately hit  3.37 billion to surpass ‘Dance Monkey’, which has 3.3 billion streams.





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