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Burna Boy hits half a billion streams on Spotify.
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The singer received a plaque after he sold out the 17,000 capacity Ziggo Dome.
The Nigerian Grammy Award-winning artist, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, has set a new record on the global streaming platform, Spotify, with his 2019 album, African Giant.
The Grammy winner’s African Giant has surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify, making him the first African artiste to achieve such a feat.
Fans have taken to social media to celebrate the Dancehall and Afrobeats star over his historic milestone.
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Meanwhile, this comes after he made history as the first African to sell out the biggest arena in The Netherlands.
Burna Boy received a plaque after he sold out the 17,000 capacity Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam last week.
AMSTERDAM ‘22 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/hh2DWq5B7i
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) April 15, 2022
Recall, Mp3bullet.ng reported that the afro-fusion star has become the first Nigerian Afrobeats superstar to sell out the iconic 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Selling out the 13,000 capacity, Burna has officially become the first Nigerian Afrobeats act to record that feat.
The African Giant joins Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna, Jay Z, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and others in selling out Dublin, Ireland’s 3Arena.