Ckay has made history as the first Nigerian artist to have a solo track surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. He reached this milestone with his 2019 hit, Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah), which recently crossed the 1 billion-stream mark on the platform.
Ckay is also the first solo male African artist to reach this landmark.
Reacting to the achievement, the elated singer wrote via his X handle, “First solo nigerian song to cross 1 billion streams.
“Grateful to God and the people involved in this historic success! thank you for streaming.”
Wizkid was the first African artist to join the Spotify 1 billion club in 2017 through his collaboration with Drake on One Dance, which holds the Guinness World Record as the first song to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.
However, Rema is the first African lead artist to have a song surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify, achieving the feat with the remix of his hit Calm Down featuring American superstar Selena Gomez.
South African singer Tyla is the first African female artist to join the Spotify 1 billion club with her viral hit Water.
Afrobeats singer, Chukwuka Chukwuma Ekweani aka Ckay has revealed that he’s living his best life in the United States.
The star took to his Instagram page to show off his latest acquistion – a lamborghini car and luxury mansion.
Sharing the post on his Instagram on Sunday, he wrote: “Grateful.”
See some comments below:
@dj_latitude:You inspire mehn. You make me understand time and patience and preparations meeting opportunity. And anything can be accomplished. Congratulations bro.
@officerwoos:Th Th The Ministry is moving!! C C Ckay yo yo!!!🔥 win always ❤️
@raezywinston:You’ve come a long way. Interesting journey indeed. Congratulations brother 😊 🎉🍾
@worldwidemayor:C Kay … Loool saw you sleep on Jay’s couch ??? You in a lamb now …. Get me lit . Hahahaha life is my beautiful my man
@lifeofkings_:Basstard money this way!!
Poverty that way!!Credit alert this way!!! Ckay said!
@emmanate____:🚀🚀Man has been on his journey no be today. Congratulations atibeko benni 🎶 ✨
@kayonfire_:Container don land!🔥❤️
@babylion_bloggerr:Make Una teach me song way I fit sing ooo. I need money
@drackman_2:Massive congratulations more bigger keys 😍😍
Nigerian celebrities have taken to social media to mourn late singer, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
Recall that he died on Tuesday evening at the age of 27.
Reacting to the demise, popular On Air Personality, Do2dtun shared the picture of their last moment together.
He wrote: “Mohbad. This was just two days ago.”
Singer Iyanya in a post on his X handle wrote: “RIP Mohbad your Journey on Earth will never be forgotten. May God receive you in His Holy Hands.”
BBNaija reality star and media personality, Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha in a post on X wrote: “MohBad, Life is just too short. Mohbad was just on the Big Friday show with me last month. This news is heavy and I still can’t believe it.”
Singer Olamide, sharing a heart broken emoji, wrote: “Damn! Mohbad.”
CKay in a post on his official X wrote: “No one should have to go through this. RIP Mohbad.”
Popular Nigerian singer, Chukwuka Ekweani popularly known as CKay has acquired a new house.
The ‘Love Nwantiti’ crooner took to Instagram to share a photo of himself in his new mansion, alongside the building he lived in many years ago.
”came a really long way. grateful.” he captioned the post.
Ckay, also known as Chukwuka Ekweani, received a gold plaque for his song “Love Nwantiti” from the year 2021. On February 9, 2022, during a live TikTok performance, he received his music certification, which was his first such accreditation. After France, the song received a gold certification in the US in January 2022.
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CKay has persisted in pushing limits that no other African artist has with the help of this single song. He makes a stronger case for himself as an Afrobeats legend. 2019 saw the inaugural release of the popular song “Love Nwantiti” under the label Chocolate City. A remix with Joeboy and Kwami Eugene, however, became a hit after a year.
Released through Roc Nation Records/Def Jam Recordings/Hollywood Records is the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By soundtrack, which was created by Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis, and Dave Jordan. The American premiere of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, takes place on November 11, 2022.
Lift Me Up, the lead single from Rihanna, made history by becoming the most added song in U.S. radio history. It also attracted the biggest single-day audience and the most spins ever.
Over 40 international artists recorded songs for The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By soundtrack in Lagos, Nigeria, Mexico City, London, and Los Angeles. Rihanna, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, Fireboy DML, OG DAYV, Future, CKay, PinkPantheress, E-40, and many more are among the featured musicians.
The score and the original songs on the soundtrack were written and produced by Oscar, Grammy, and two Emmy winner Ludwig Göransson. He was particularly prepared to oversee all sections of the soundscape due to his significant experience working as a producer of musicians (Childish Gambino, Adele, Haim, Justin Timberlake), as well as scoring movies and TV shows (Black Panther, Creed, The Mandalorian).
Coogler and Göransson set out to create an avant-garde soundscape for their fourth film project, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where Göransson claims, “The songs and score are one.” With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the two artists finally brought their long-discussed method to life. They had been talking about it ever since they were students at the USC Film School.
Over 2500 hours were spent by Göransson in what turned out to be a major labor of love, involving six studios, three continents, and five different countries. The audience will hear more than 250 musicians, two orchestras, two choirs, and more than 40 vocalists throughout the entire movie.
Recording sessions were organized in Lagos, Nigeria, Mexico City, and Abbey Road Studios in London because the plot is influenced by Mesoamerican and Nigerian traditions. Producers collaborated with well-known musicians from Lagos, including Tems, who is now a center for musical creativity. The soundtrack also includes work from up-and-coming rappers and musicians from Mexico City, such as the Mayan-only rapper Pat Boy.
To investigate and examine Mayan music, Göransson collaborated closely with music archeologist Alejandro Rojas while in Mexico City. The soundscape’s composition included instruments from Mesoamerican and Nigerian civilizations.
Celebrities from Nigeria are dominating the world, and we love to see it.
With his immensely popular hit, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah),” popular singer CKay, real name Chukwuka Ekweani, has broken a new record.
After selling more than 2,000,000 units, the single has been awarded a two-time Platinum certification by the RIAA.
Atlantic Records and Warner Music South Africa both have contracts with Ckay. He was previously signed to Chocolate City, an independent label service provider affiliated with Warner Music Group’s ADA.
The American music recording industry is represented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade association.
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Tiktok revealed the most popular songs on their platform for 2021 as they celebrate the end of the year with a special #yearonyeartiktok which recognizes talents and look back at trends over the year.
Top Nigerian acts who have had an amazing year like Wizkid, Tiwa savage,Burna Boy and Davido will make the category a very tough one for the youngsters but its a great win for Nigeria and the music industry.
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Rema also got a nominated with Wizkid, Kanye, Drake, Lil Nas and alot more for the Best international music act Category.
