‘Morayo’, the album of Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Wizkid has debuted on Billboard 200 chart.
Morayo entered the chart at 98th position with 13,000 units sold in its 1st week.
Announcing the new feat, Chart Data via X wrote “Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’ debuts at 98 on this week’s Billboard 200 (13K sold).”
Morayo became Wizkid’s fourth album to debut on the chart.
‘Morayo’, which was released on November 22, 2024, is a tribute to Wizkid’s late mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, who died in August 2023.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, the famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer, who is popularly known as Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media on Saturday.
He also disclosed that the album titled ‘Morayo’ in honour of his mum would be released “very soon.”
Wizkid said, “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
Recall that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
He said, “The pain is profound.”