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Kizz Daniel’s “Buga” Becomes First Single To Hit 100 Million Streams On Boomplay
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Kizz Daniel breaks record on Boomplay as it hits 100M streams
The hottest Afrobeats song currently in circulation, “Buga,” by Nigerian artists Kizz Daniel and Tekno, has achieved yet another incredible achievement by amassing over 100 million streams on Boomplay, becoming the first song to do so on the streaming service.
This announcement is coming in the wake of Kizz Daniel’s recent milestone achievement as the first most streamed artist on Boomplay.
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“Buga,” which talks about money, motivation, and a jamboree, was initially released on May 4, 2022. It became an immediate hit. The song quickly rose to the top of the global Shazam chart.
Buga was also reported to have accumulated 1 million streams within 24 hours of release on Boomplay and peaked in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Togo, Zambia, DRC, Benin and Sierra Leone.
Commenting on this historic feat of Buga, Tosin Sorinola, Director of Artiste & Media Relations at Boomplay said
“Kizz Daniel is a truly brilliant artist and continues to surpass expectations with his artistry. We are thrilled to witness another historic milestone from him and incredibly proud of the strides Buga is making on the global front. Boomplay remains committed to building the most reliable and transparent music ecosystem in Africa and bringing everything music from around the world to Africans.”
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Notably, the song has enjoyed groundbreaking moments on the music landscape, including impressive turnouts at Kizz Daniel’s US tours, which also shows the Pan-African efforts for Afrobeats’ International success have continued to see the global sound relished across different corners of the world.
With impressive projects under his belt and most recently the Barnabas EP, all of which continue to draw incredible listenership on streaming platforms, Kizz Daniel is unquestionably one of the artists whose career is commendable and filled with hit singles.
With the success of Buga, the song is likely to overtake other African songs as the most popular song of 2022.