Wizkid’s Essence’ crosses 1 billion spins, wins iHeartRadio Titanium award

• Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ surpasses 1 billion spins and wins the iHeartRadio Titanium award.

• Check Out Reactions to Wizkid new achievement 

Nigerian award-winning artists Wizkid, and Tems, have been recognized as the first African winners of the American podcast iHeartRadio Titanium Award.

The Titanium Award is given to musicians whose songs have been streamed 1 billion spins on iHeartRadio stations in the United States.

Wizkid and Tems were honoured after their popular song ‘Essence’ earned 1 billion spins on iHeartRadio stations.

Since its premiere in 2021, the song “Essence” has helped the artists win awards. It was the best collaboration winner of the 2022 BET award. ‘Essence‘ by Wizkid won five honours at the 15th Headies Awards.

The announcement was made by Tems‘ manager, Muyiwa Awoniyi, via a video clip of the iHeartRadio Titanium award posted to his Instagram story. The video was shared on Wizkidnews.

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Users of social media flocked to the comment section to express their opinions. The following are a few responses:

big_frekki1 said, “HIGHEST WORLD WIDE 🪐”.

flashy_shaddy said, “Big baddest wiz 🔥👑 🖤🦅”.