Global superstar CKay crosses 1 billion streams on Spotify
This week, Nigerian superstar CKay crossed one billion solo streams on Spotify. Over the course of his career, the celebrated singer-songwriter solidified his Emo-Afrobeats soundscape with the EPs ‘CKay The Firstâ (2019), âBoyfriendâ (2021), and his debut album âSad Romanceâ (2022), which featured some of Africaâs talented exports including Davido, Ayra Starr, Focalistic and Mayra Andrade. The deluxe edition of âSad Romanceâ was released on June 16 and features four new tracks, including the Joeboy, assisted âCapture My Soulâ and âHallelujah’ with Blaqbonez. âHallelujahâ earned CKay his first #1 in Nigeria on Apple Musicâs Top Daily chart, a pivotal career milestone.
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2023 has been a year of highs. CKayâs mega hit âLove Nwantitiâ has been the song that keeps on giving achieving 4x Platinum in the US and 20x Platinum in India and winning a BMI Award earlier this year. CKay has also been on stage throughout the year kicking off with a performance at the final of #CHAN2022 (African Nations Championship) held at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algeria, another in Pune, India, and a Nigerian University tour. Recently, the star has performed in Europe’s festival circuit, including Lollapalooza, Paris, and HipHop Open, in Germany. In the second half of the year, CKay has been featured in Spotifyâs Afrobeats Journey to a Billion Streams which chronicles Afrobeats’ trajectory in the global musical landscape. Additionally, the streaming service ranks CKay as the fourth Top Afrobeats Artist (Global).
