A new list with names of Nigerian artists whose songs have gotten to one billion streams worldwide has surfaced on social media.
The list features four male artists and one female artist. The male artists include Burna Boy, Rema, Ckay and Wizkid.
The female artist happens to be Ayra Starr. Her song ‘Rush’ is the sole track contributing to her total streams. The other top songs include Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’, Wizkid’s ‘Essence’, Ckay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ and Rema’s ‘calm down’.
Rema recently had a concert in Benin, making his song ‘Calm Down’ hit one billion streams.
Ayra Starr also achieved mainstream international recognition with the release of the song ‘Rush’. The song charted in several territories, including Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 24, earning the singer a nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance.
Burna on the other hand rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing ‘Like to Party’ the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). As at 2017, Burna Boy signed with Atlantic Records in the United States to release his third studio album, Outside in the year 2018.
Wizkid who began his career at the age of 11, rose to the limelight after releasing “Holla at Your Boy”, the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar in 2011.
