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Song by CKay, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” bags new RIAA certification.

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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In the United States, Burna Boy’s “Last Last” beats Wizkid’s “Essence” record.

Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeat and Afrofusion artist, is having a good run with his hit song “Last Last,” which has broken Wizkid’s “Essence” record in the United States. 

The CEO of Spaceship Entertainment was not exaggerating when he stated that the number-one song has earned him more money than any of his previous top hits.

The African Giant’s most recent album, “Love, Damini,” contains the 2022 hit “Last Last,” which has sold over 500,000 units in the United States of America, marking yet another major career milestone for him. 

Burna Boy’s “Last Last” becomes the fastest Afrobeats song to reach Gold status in the United States, only 121 days after its release.

Source: BurnaBoy stats

As a result of this achievement, the song is now eligible for a Gold Certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ‘Last Last’ is also the first Afrobeats song to sell over 500,000 units in less than 17 weeks. 

Burna Boy has officially broken the record set by Wizkid with ‘Essence,’ which took over 17 weeks to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

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Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ becomes the First African Album certified Gold by RIAA.

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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has set a new record as his album ‘Made In Lagos’. He is the first African Artiste whose album would be certified Gold the Recording Industry Association America (RIAA). His 4th studio album, “Made In Lagos” sold over 500k units and was confirmed in the 25th of August, 2022. 

The award-winning album was released October 30, 2020. This is the first African album to be certified gold by RIAA. The album received a nomination at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Global Music Album. Artistes featured on the album are Burna Boy, Skepta, H.E.R., Ella Mai, Tay Iwar, Projexx, Tems, Damian Marley, Terri and was executively produced by Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong, professionally known as P2J.

Below is a video posted by Wizkid news on Twitter.


The Afrobeats greatest of all time now has the best selling African album and best selling African song in USA.