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Wizkid & Tems’ “Essence” Bags New Certification In The UK.
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Big Wiz hit another career milestone with his song featuring Tems.
Nigerian award-winning superstar, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has hit another milestone with his global smash record ‘Essence’ featuring Tems as it has bagged a new UK Certification.
The frontman of Starboy Entertainment and its owner, whose smash hit and its remix recently won the prestigious BMI songwriting award, has also received a platinum certification in the UK for the same song.
The global smash single has sold 600,000+ units in the United Kingdom.
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Wizkid’s “Essence” has already sold more than 600,000 units, according to the official website of the British phonographic industry, and as a result, on September 30, 2022, it was formally recognized as a platinum record in England.
In other news, Big Wiz has added another achievement to his resume with his recent success at the 2022 BMI Awards in London.
The BMI Film & TV Awards are honours given yearly by Broadcast Music, Inc. to songwriters, composers, and music publishers in a variety of genres. The 2022 ceremony took place on Monday, October 3, at the Savoy Hotel in London.
Nigeria’s Wizkid was one of the night’s main attractions after his monster records “Essence,” featuring Nigerian award-winning songstress Tems, and its remix, featuring Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, were named to the “Most Played Songs Of The Year” list.