Afropop star, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has become the first African artist to hit eight million monthly streams on Spotify.
Spotify is an online music streaming platform that pays royalties based on the number of artistes streams as a proportion of total songs streamed.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that streaming records revealed Wizkid’s popularity on the platform on Monday.
The previous record was held by Congolese rapper and singer, Maitre Gims, who had seven million monthly listeners.