Wizkid becomes first African to hit 1 billion streams on Apple music

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun is popularly known as Wizkid

The Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has hit over one billion streams as a lead artist on Apple Music, making him the first African to achieve it. The artist hit 1.3 billion YouTube views, 1.16 billion Spotify Lead streams, and 4.6 billion Spotify total

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