In a statement released by the music streaming company, Spotify’s Head of Music in Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, confirmed reports that Nigerian music fans have created 1.3 million user-generated playlists. Spotify’s listeners in Nigeria continue to show appetite for local hits It’s been a great summer for Nigerian artists on Spotify, with the last three months showing that music lovers nationwide prefer listening to songs by local artists during the season. It comes as no surprise that the most-streamed artist has the most streamed album on the chart. In 2021, he was the 5 th most streamed artist. Celebrating the one-year milestone in Nigeria, Spotify revealed how Nigerian music was streamed domestically and abroad. His collaboration with Ed Sheeran, ‘For My Hand’, is fourth on the top 20 list, while ‘It’s Plenty’ is 10th.įlying solo as the only Kenyan song in the top 20 is Wakadinali’s ‘Geri Inengi (Subaru ya Mambaru)’ in 14th, while Fave’s ‘Baby Riddim’, in 17th, is the only song by a female artist that is not part of a collaboration. Nevertheless, with over 2 million monthly listeners, the indigenous rapper is one of Nigeria’s most streamed Spotify artists. ‘Last Last’ is, however, not the only song from Burna’s new album on the list. The singer also tops the list with his global banger, Love Nwantiti at 537m streams while the remix holds the second position. The song not only claimed the top spot in Kenya but also topped lists in markets like Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. ALSO READ: Most Streamed Nigerian Projects On Spotify In 2022 l See List On the list of 10 songs, three artistes namely Wizkid, CKay and Burna Boy made recurring appearances with CKay leading the charge with 4 songs.
The track, which samples Toni Braxton’s 2000 hit ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough’, was released as his first single from his album Love, Damini. Understand by Omah Lay was the fourth most streamed song, with Adekunle. The list, based on user data between 29 May and 29 August, has Nigeria’s Afrobeats star Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ on top. Its been a year since giant music streaming platform Spotify came to Nigeria.
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