Popular Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer, Tekno has gotten recognised by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his production and contribution on Davido’s 2017 hit track, ‘IF’.
Tekno is receiving a Gold Plaque for producing the Award-winning song. He took to Instagram to repost the picture of the Plaque after Davido celebrated him via his Instagram story post where he shared a photo of the plaque while tagging Tekno with a heart emoji before his username.
Tekno is credited for producing and writing the hit single “If” and suggesting that Davido record the song as his.
Recall, Davido received a Gold Certification from RIAA In February 2021 after his 2017 hit song, “IF” went Gold in the US. An album or a track is recognized as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) only when it has sold over 500,000 Copies in the US.
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Davido’s “If” is arguably one of the biggest songs that have ever come out of Africa. The song was released in February 2017 to an outstanding and almighty response from music fans.
The song became an instant and massive hit as it shook the whole of Africa and made a great statement outside of it.
IF resurrected a declining Davido career and became the most played song on Nigerian radio in 2017, it is the longest Nigerian song on US music charts. It also won numerous awards.
