These are Nigerian mainstream musicians who set records in 2021
The fast-growing genre is having an increasingly powerful impact on the music landscape and these are the Nigerian musicians who set records in 2021.
We’ve seen musicians who have been able to create a significant fanbase online throughout the years, which is unlike anything we’ve seen in the past when we didn’t have social media and digital platforms to promote music and artists.
Today, we can brag of two Grammy-winning musicians, multiple brand ambassadors for international brands, and more.
Nigerian musicians who set records in 2021
Wizkid
Sells out 02 Arena 3 days back-to-back
Talking about breaking records, Wizkid did one like any other this year when he did his 02 Arena Made in Lagos Tour.
It is true that he is not the first Nigerian to have a concert at the 02 Arena or the first to sell out the 20,000 capacity event space, but no other Nigerian artist has done it the way he did.
The Nigerian superstar held a 3-days concert in the 20k capacity 02 Arena and kept it on lockdown for those three days, all sold out with his fans roaring to the excitement of seeing him alongside the many other artists that were on the stage with him.
While others were getting a plaque for selling out the 02 Arena, Wizkid got three plaques at once for selling the 02 Arena for 3 days back-to-back.
Burna Boy
First Nigerian to headline Madison Square Garden
The Afro-fusion giant revealed this through an Instagram story he made, hinting that he would be headlining the Madison Square Garden, then went ahead to confirm it with a post the same day.
Davido
200 million views on Youtube
Coming from his days of ‘Dami Duro’ to where he is today, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has cast his name in stone in the Nigerian music industry, Africa, and globally.
He was able to prove this beyond a doubt on the 5th of April, 2021 when the video to one of his hit songs ‘Fall’ hits 200 million views on popular video streaming platform Youtube.
It is important to note that the video of ‘Fall’ is the first afrobeat clip to hit 200 million views on the video streaming platform.
Also, the video was the first afrobeat visual to cross the 100 and 150 million mark on the video streaming platform.
Ckay
Number one song in the world on Shazzam’s global charts in September
Although it is no surprise that Love Nwantiti by fast-rising act Ckay became a global hit, it is a surprise how it did and the traction it got.
Ckay was intentional about gaining mileage for the song as he went on to do a couple of remixes of the song with different artists, but he got the desired result on it when a version he featured Joeboy and Kuami Eugene blew up.
The record-breaking for this song was when it was revealed on September 11, 2021, that Love Nwantiti by Ckay was the No.1 song on Shazzam’s global charts, topping other super hits like ‘Stay’ by Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, global anthems from Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Dua Lipa, J Balvin, The Weeknd and more.
It is important to note that the song has now gained more than 5 billion views on Tik Tok.
Fireboy DML
Afrobeats UK chart for 4 straight weeks in a row
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Fireboy DML has enjoyed a reward for his hard work this year. His songs are played across all radio stations and TVs, danced to in parties across the country and beyond.
Recently, it was also revealed that the Nigerian star was welcomed to Boomplay’s Golden Club as he surpasses the 100 million streams mark on the platform, welcoming him to the league of other prominent artists like Olamide and Burna Boy.
