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Wizkid continues to lead from the front with his new album ‘Morayo’. The album released on November 22, 2024, has now set a new record for the highest opening week for an African artist on Spotify. The album which packs 16 tracks with guest appearances from Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Tiakola, Anais Cardot, and Jasmine Sulivan has enjoyed immediate success across …

On November 22, 2024, Wizkid released his sixth LP titled ‘Morayo’. After months of anticipation, Wizkid released his sixth LP and eight projects ‘Morayo’ which packed 16 tracks and 5 guest appearances. Following in the footsteps of the pre-release singles, the album has set multiple streaming records. Ahead of ‘Morayo’, Wizkid released the singles ‘Peace of My Heart’ featuring Brent …

Wizkid doesn’t reinvent the wheel with ‘Morayo’. For the past 4 years, Wizkid has boldly walked an artistic path he paved with his 2020 R&B fusion album ‘Made In Lagos’. On his sixth LP ‘Morayo’, he keeps on this path with the album underscored by strikingly familiar elements. Named after his late mother whom he lost in 2023, Wizkid dealt …

Here are five takeaways from Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’. Wizkid has finally released his highly anticipated sixth LP ‘Morayo’ and there’s something in it for everyone. Wizkid has operated from the summit of the Nigerian music industry for over a decade. The Grammy winner has built a reputation as a superstar hitmaker hence his projects are judged by high expectations and standards. …

Wizkid is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album ‘Morayo’ which will be out on November 22, 2024. Following the release of the lead single ‘Peace of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz and ‘Kese (Dance)’, Wizkid has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album.

Apple Music, by its practice, takes down songs from charts suspected of streaming manipulations. The streams are deducted before the song is allowed to return to the chart position which would have been bar any manipulation. Precedence suggests this might be the case with Wizkid’s ‘Dance’ which still had enough streams to retain the top spot. However, some have ascribed …

In another milestone, Wizkid’s latest single has become the song with the highest opening day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 1.5 million streams. ‘Kese’ surpassed the previous record held by Wizkid’s single ‘Piece Of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz which garnered 1.016M. Wizkid also set the record for the most opening-day streams for an African artist on Spotify which restates …

The massive deduction has led to speculations of stream deduction and drinking from the chart which are the most common heavy penalties Apple Music applies on streaming manipulation. ‘Kese’, released 15, November 2024, has the second lead single on Wizkid’s upcoming album ‘Morayo’, has enjoyed immediate success on streaming platforms reaching NO. 1 on the Apple Music Nigeria Top 100 …

Ahead of the album release on November 22, Wizkid dropped the single ‘Peace Of My Heart’ featuring American star Brent Faiyaz. The single which packs familiar RnB melodies with the mid-tempo bounce Wizkid has come to favour since the release of his Grammy-nominated album ‘Made In Lagos’. ‘Morayo,’ a tribute to his late mother, will be preceded by the release …

Wizkid’s ‘Joro’ released in September 2019 is now eligible for an RIAA gold certification after it reached 500,000 units in sales in the United States. Since its release, the single has enjoyed success both in Nigeria and internationally where it contributed to the global exportation of Afrobeats. ‘Joro’ adds to Wizkid’s list of RIAA certifications which extends his record as …