Just In: Burna Boy breaks African record with 47.3m Monthly Spotify listeners

Nigerian singer Burna Boy has broken the record for most monthly listeners by an African artist on Spotify, hitting 47.3 million monthly listeners. He surpassed the previous record of 46.58 million set by South African singer Tyla.

The surge in streams is primarily driven by his World Cup song with Shakira, ‘Dai Dai,’ which recently peaked at number one on the Spotify Global Top Songs chart. This makes Burna Boy the first African artist to top the chart since Wizkid’s collaboration with Drake on ‘One Dance’ in 2016. He is now poised to become the first African artist to hit 50 million monthly listeners.

Key Points:

Burna Boy sets a new benchmark for African artists on streaming platforms
The World Cup collaboration with Shakira boosted global visibility
Afrobeats continues to dominate the global music scene
Burna Boy’s success inspires a new generation of African artists
African music now commands global chart-topping status

Burna Boy is on track to become the first African artist to reach 50 million monthly listeners on Spotify, cementing his global legacy.

Sources: Spotify