Nigerian and UK have a strong relationship in music, they were the first to embrace the afrobeat movement and other countries followed up, this is a compilation of Top 10 collaboration by the UK to Nigeria recording artists.
Mp3bullet list of Top 10 UK-Nigerian collaboration, features is a great factor that fosters the growth of an artist, it’s a neutral ground where they get to demonstrate their versatility and creativity, which means that collaborative success is almost equivalent to a solo.
This list below is derived from a general metric, including streams, certifications, awards, Charts and general impact;
Note: some songs made a great impact but have low streams
1. Stormzy Feat. Burna Boy & Ed Sheeran – Own It
Own it’ is a song by a UK recording artist featuring Ed Sheeran and Nigerian very own afrobeat heavyweight Burna Boy, it was released in 2019 as a follow up single to Stormzy album ‘Heavy Is the Head‘ it is the most-streamed Uk-Nigerian music collaboration and also certified 2× Platinum in the UK, Gold in Australia and platinum in Denmark, it debuted #1 in UK official single chart.
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2. Dave Feat. Burna Boy – Location
Location is a song by a UK recording artist featuring Nigerian Burna Boy, it was released in 2019 as a single to Dave’s album ‘Psychodrama’ the JAE5 produced track is certified 2× Platinum in the UK, debuted #6 in the UK official singles chart and also the second most-streamed UK-Nigerian music collaboration on Spotify.
3. Skepta and Wizkid – Energy (Stay Far Away)
Energy (Stay Far Away) is a song by a UK recording artiste and Nigeria afrobeat heavyweight Wizkid, released in 2018 as a single, song was produced by Sarz (Nigerian legendary producer), it is certified gold in the UK and debuted #59 in the UK official singles chart.
4. Jorja Smith ft Burna Boy – Be Honest
Be honest is a song by a UK female recording artist featuring Nigerian Burna Boy, released August 16, 2019, produced by Izy and Cadenza, it racks 64million views on youtube.
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5. Sam Smith – My Oasis feat. Burna Boy
My Oasis is a song by a UK recording artist featuring Nigerian Burna Boy, it was released in August 2020, as a single to sam smith album ‘Love Goes’ it debuted at 43 in the UK single official charts and impacted as a single.
6. Krept & Konan ft. Wizkid – G Love
G love is a song by a UK duo featuring Nigerian Wizkid, released in October 2019, it is a silver certified record in the UK.
7. J Hus ft. Burna Boy – Play Play
Play Play is a song by a Uk recording artist featuring Nigerian Burna Boy, released in January 2020, it was on J hus album “Big Conspiracy”
8. Kojo Funds ft Wizkid – I Like
I Like is a song by a UK recording artist featuring Nigerian Wizkid, it was released in August 2019, one of the best Uk-Nigeria collaboration.
9. Jonas Blue Feat. Moelogo – We Could Go Back
We could go back is a song by a Uk Dj and record producer featuring Nigeria pop-star Moelogo, it was released in 2017, it debuted at 74 in the UK official singles charts and US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
10. Nana Rogues – To The Max ft. WizKid, Not3s
To the max is a song by a UK recording producer and songwriter featuring Nigerian Wizkid and British born Nigerian artist Not3s, it was released in 2018.
Top 10 UK-Nigerian Music Collaboration
1. Stormzy Feat. Burna Boy & Ed Sheeran – Own It
2. Dave Feat. Burna Boy – Location
3. Skepta and Wizkid – Energy (Stay Far Away)
4. Jorja Smith ft Burna Boy – Be Honest
5. Sam Smith – My Oasis feat. Burna Boy
6. Krept & Konan ft. Wizkid – G Love
7. J Hus ft. Burna Boy – Play Play
8. Kojo Funds ft Wizkid – I Like
9. Jonas Blue Feat. Moelogo – We Could Go Back
10. Nana Rogues – To The Max ft. WizKid, Not3s