{"id":66908,"date":"2023-09-12T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africagiant.org\/?p=66908"},"modified":"2023-09-12T20:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:33:34","slug":"most-streamed-afrobeats-artist-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/?p=66908","title":{"rendered":"How African Giant Wizkid became the most streamed Afrobeats artist on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wizkid, a Nigerian musician, recently became the most streamed Afrobeats artist on Spotify across all credits by surpassing six billion streams. As a lead artist, this extends his African record and showcases his ability to export African music globally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/2023\/09\/10\/faith-evans-shares-her-admiration-for-biggie-smalls\/\">Faith Evans\u2019 shares her admiration for Biggie Smalls<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/2023\/09\/10\/tems-reveals-her-music-influence\/\">Tems\u2019 Reveals The International Icon that Sparked Her Love for Music<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/2023\/08\/27\/the-king-of-pop-is-set-to-receive-the-biopic-treatment-nephew-jaafar-jackson\/\">The King of Pop Michael Jackson is set to receive the biopic treatment and his Nephew Jaafar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/2023\/03\/26\/the-weeknd-earned-his-spot-as-the-most-streamed-artist-in-the-world\/\">The King of Streams: The Weeknd Earned His Spot As The Most Streamed Artist In The World<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/2023\/03\/24\/with-over-50-million-streams-from-nigeria-alone-focalistic-credits-his-success-to-his-collaboration-with-davido\/\">With over 50 million streams from Nigeria alone, Focalistic credits his success to his collaboration with Davido<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wizkid gained international attention in 2015 with his hit single &#8216;Ojuelegba&#8217; and in 2016, he was featured by Drake on the mega smash hit &#8216;One Dance&#8217;, becoming the first song to cross the one billion streams mark on Spotify. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wizkidayo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wizkidayo<\/a> has now surpassed 6 billion total streams on Spotify across all credits. He&#39;s the first African artist to reach this milestone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iqq3d4Zccc\">pic.twitter.com\/Iqq3d4Zccc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; chart data (@chartdata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1693816497003479292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>His fourth album, &#8216;Made In Lagos&#8217;, which produced the hit record &#8216;Essence&#8217; feat Tems, has received RIAA Gold certification and the Justin Bieber-assisted remix has reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wizkid&#8217;s collaborations with high-profile artists such as Drake, Major Lazer, and Beyonce have contributed to his success, making him a commercial artist with global reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wizkid, a Nigerian musician, recently became the most streamed Afrobeats artist on Spotify across all 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