Wizkid sets an all time record with his new single
Singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has broken the record for the biggest streaming day on Spotify Nigeria.
His new single, ‘Piece of My Heart’ which features American R&B star, Brent Faiyaz, becomes the first song to hit the 1 million stream mark on Spotify Nigeria.
The song recorded 1.016 million streams on Spotify Nigeria in a day.
Recall that Wizkid held the record for the most streams in a day with his song ‘IDK’ which featured Zlatan.
With this remarkable feat, Nigeria becomes the 22nd country to see a song receive over 1 million streams on its Spotify Chart in a single day.
The song also debuted at 90 on the Global Spotify Chart and recorded 2.27 million streams globally on its first day of release.
It earns the biggest streaming debut for a song by an African artist in Spotify history.
The top five on the list prior to this time are:
1. Wizkid ft. Zlatan – IDK (626,000)
2. Rema & Shallipopi – “Benin Boys” (619,000)
3. Wizkid ft. Wande Coal – “Ololufe” (527,000)
4. Wizkid – “Diamonds” (518,000)
5. Davido – “Over Dem” (460,000)