Burna Boy is first African artist to reach 100 million streams with different albumsÂ

News Express |12th May 2021 | 1,233

By EKAETTE BASSEY

Grammy award-winning Singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly called Burna Boy, has achieved another feat, this time on Spotify.

According to chart data, Burna Boy became the first African artist to have three albums with 100 million streams each on Spotify

The albums to achieve this feat include his three last albums; “Outside” 2018, “African Giant” 2019 and “Twice as Tall” 2020.

This is coming after he unveiled what people should expect from his next album.

On May 7, he tweeted: “This next album. I need you to hear the pain in my voice, The pain of an OUTSIDER, Forever marked by my skin, my past and the place I come from No matter how skilled I am or how honourable I proved myself.”

And also after news that “Ye,” a single off the album “Outside” had been certified gold in the US. (The Nation)

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