Omah Lay’s debut album, “Boy Alone” creates new Spotify NG record.
Popular Afrobeats artist, Omah Lay has become one of the genre’s prominent hit makers. His debut album, “Boy Alone” has been acclaimed as one of the classic projects to have emanated from the new school artistes, spurning hit songs like “Soso” and “Reason”. The album has just etched its place in the record books, becoming the first album to spend 80 straight weeks in the top ten on the Spotify Nigeria chart.
BREAKING: @Omah_Lay’s “Boy Alone” becomes first album ever to spend 80 WEEKS in the NG Spotify Top 10. 💜🤩 pic.twitter.com/Q92WT4fNNj
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 (@AlbumTalksHQ) January 19, 2024
D’Prince confirms his potential return as an artist this year.
Jonzing Records’ CEO and talented artist, D’Prince decided to leave music and fully focus on artist management and running his music label. After discovering huge talents like Ruger, Rema and new artist, Godzilla, he is set to make a triumphant return to the artist’s world later this year. D’Prince, who was involved in hit songs like “Dorobucci”, “Oga Titus” and “Goody Bag” revealed in a recent interview that he is presently considering a return to consistently releasing music.
D’Prince has confirmed he is making a return as an artiste this year. pic.twitter.com/Z43Rz3IPA3
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) January 20, 2024
ODUMODUBLVCK to perform at Skepta’s Big Smoke Festival in July.
Nigerian rapper, ODUMODUBLVCK is on a global trajectory, setting the Nigerian rap genre to a higher visibility as the face of the genre. After featuring on Skepta’s new single, “Jangrova” for his new feature film, “Tribal Mark”, he is now set to thrill fans with a performance at Skepta’s Big Smoke Festival which will hold on July 6, 2024. Other headliners include The Streets, Mahalia, JME, Lancey and K-Trap. This is without a doubt, a big feat for ODUMODUBLVCK who has often regarded Skepta as his role model.
https://t.co/H9JhbMgbQp pic.twitter.com/6UTpBKfJRe
— Big Smoke – (@Skepta) January 18, 2024
Davido surpasses 1.3 billion Spotify streams and 2.6 billion YouTube views.
Unarguably one of the biggest African artists, Davido continues to break bounds and promulgate the Afrobeats genre and African culture at large. One of the most streamed African artists across all streaming platforms, Davido is now said to have surpassed 1.33 billion streams on Spotify as a lead artiste. On YouTube, he has also surpassed 2.6 billion streams as a lead artist on the platform. He remains a top 5 most streamed Nigerian artists across both platforms.
.@davido has surpassed 1.33Billion Streams on Spotify & 2.6Billion Streams on YouTube As a lead Artist. pic.twitter.com/Ckr2xjoKu7
— DaVidocharts (@DaVidoCharts) January 19, 2024
ODUMODUBLVCK’s “Eziokwu (Uncut)” surpasses 100m streams on Spotify.
The Nigerian rap genre continues to enjoy an impressive amount of success, especially with the introduction of new rappers. ODUMODUBLVCK has enjoyed the spotlight since his record, “Dog Eat Dog” received major airplays. With global hits like “Declan Rice” and “Blood on the Dance Floor”, ODUMODUBLVCK’s debut album, “Eziokwu (Uncut)” has just surpassed 100 million on Spotify, becoming only the second Nigerian rap album to surpass this mark on the platform after Olamide’s “Carpe Diem”.
🚨ALBUMS BY NIGERIAN RAPPERS TO HIT 100M STREAMS ON SPOTIFY:
Carpe Diem @Olamide
EZIOKWU (UNCUT) @Odumodublvck_End. Of. List 👑 pic.twitter.com/M651awmvjU
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 (@AlbumTalksHQ) January 20, 2024
