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– Popular singer, CKay with his hit song ‘Love Nwantiti,’ has achieved a new landmark for African music on Spotify.
– Multi-talented singer, producer and songwriter Chukwuka Ekweani, popularly known as CKay, has set a new record for African music on the digital streaming platform Spotify, with his hit song ‘Love Nwantiti.’
– Recall, CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ was released in 2019 and has continued to smash record after record, as it was declared platinum in the UK shortly after it was certified platinum in the US.
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– After selling over 600,000 units of the blockbuster song, the music star becomes the first Nigerian artist to have a single, ‘Love Nwantiti’ certified platinum by Brit.
– However, this is not the only platinum certification this song has received so far, It has also achieved platinum status in Canada, Austria, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal as well.
– ‘Love Nwantiti’ has now surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify, which is the highest ever for African music on the digital streaming platform.
– CKay has continued to set new records on the charts and across all streaming platforms, which is an important feat for the artist and African music as a whole.
.@ckay_yo's “Love Nwantiti” is now certified “Platinum” in Poland, With 50,000 units sold in the country. pic.twitter.com/xANV9CTQ12
— Music Gossips (@musicgossips) March 14, 2022
.@ckay_yo's "love nwantiti (ah ah ah)" has now surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify. It’s the first African song to hit this milestone.
— chart data (@chartdata) March 13, 2022