Wizkid Becomes First African Artiste To Hit 1 Billion UK Streams

Nigerian ace singer, songwriter, and performer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has been honoured by the British

Phonographic Industry music award body for his latest achievement in Britain.

He has received the Brit Billion plaque to mark this milestone.

He is the first African to receive awards from the world’s largest Songwriters and Music Publishers Organisations, ASCAP and BMI.

The Starboy Entertainment frontline ace and the owner recently headlined a show at the 62,850-capacity Tottenham Stadium in London, making him the first and only African artist to headline and perform at the venue.

In an update of events, it has been revealed by the official Twitter page of the Brit Awards on Monday, July 31, 2023, that the Afrobeats superstar was awarded the prestigious Brit Billion Award for garnering a staggering one billion streams in the United Kingdom.