{"id":102885,"date":"2022-10-21T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=102885"},"modified":"2022-10-21T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:54:44","slug":"wizkid-becomes-first-african-artist-to-surpass-5-billion-streams-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/21\/wizkid-becomes-first-african-artist-to-surpass-5-billion-streams-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 5 Billion streams on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy Award Winning Singer, Wizkid has recorded another milestone in his career as he becomes the first African artiste to surpass 5 Billion streams on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Essence\u2019 crooner who has been enjoying global popularity scored the huge win for Nigeria and Afrobeats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/13\/wizkid-burna-boy-tems-ckay-and-fireboy-nominated-for-2022-american-music-awards-see-full-list\/\">World Music Awards<\/a> announced this via its verified Twitter page, adding that the feat is across all credits.<\/p>\n<p>See post below;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102887 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/21\/Screenshot_20221021-074315.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/21\/Screenshot_20221021-074315.png 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/deborah\/2022\/10\/21\/Screenshot_20221021-074315-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The singer who just released the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/21\/wizkid-proclaims-his-superstar-status-in-video-for-bad-to-me-watch\/\"> visual for his latest single &#8220;Bad To Me<\/a>&#8221; has left his fans thrilled.<\/p>\n<p>The video directed by Child has Wizkid in his ambiance as a passionate and energetic stage performance, with his fans all excited to have him. 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