Loud Urban Choir came with a different kind of transition at Zlatan’s wedding. The switch to Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” was MAD! 🔥🦅 The execution, the timing, the vibe… pure madness!
Wizkid has built a career filled with "First African/Nigerian Artist" milestones. 🦅 🏆
•First Nigerian artist to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (via his 2016 feature on Drake's "One Dance").
•First African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify.
•First African artist to surpass 100 million Shazam recognitions.
•First Nigerian artist to earn a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold-certified album (Made in Lagos).
•First African artist to walk the Dolce & Gabbana fashion runway in Milan, Italy (2018).
•First African pop star to headline and sell out both the Royal Albert Hall and The O2 Arena in London
•First Nigerian artist to receive an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
•First afro-pop artist to appear in the Guinness Book of World Records.
•First African artist to bag 7 Billboard Nominations
•First Afrobeats artist to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with his global hit "Essence".
•First African artist to headline and sell out Rolling Loud Toronto.
•First African artist to sell out the 70,000-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Wizkid is now the best selling African artist of all time, surpassing 90 MILLION sales worldwide across all countries and credits.
— The first African artist to reach this impressive milestone
NEWS 🎉 — In honor of @Drake’s 40th birthday, “One Dance” feat. @wizkidayo & @Kylaofficial has now been certified 15X PLATINUM in the United States for sales of 15 million+ units! 🇺🇸
Wizkid has now sold 25M RIAA units across all credits.
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