CKay Becomes First African to Cross 20 Million Listeners On Spotify
Popular Nigerian singer, Chukwuka Ekweani, better known as CKay or “Africa’s boyfriend”, has surpassed 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
The new millstone was announced by Ckay’s fan page, @ckay_news via their official Instagram page on Thursday, the 7th of October 2021.
Sharing a screenshot of the crooner’s monthly listeners, @ckay_news wrote;
@ckay_yo has surpassed (+20m) Spotify Monthly listeners with (+826,572) new listeners
The highest by any Afrobeats/ African based Act
🤯🚀🌏🇳🇬🏆🔥
CKayNews 📈
Ckay’s music career skyrocked after his 2019 smashing tune became an anthem on TikTok.
“Many people on the internet didn’t even know whose song it was” – says the crooner.
For weeks now, CKay’s “Love Nwantiti” remix featuring DJ Yo and Axel, has taken over the video-sharing app and has grabbed the ears of millions of listeners across the world.
On TikTok, more than 3 million videos have been created under the sound. And in September, the song become the most Shazamed song in the world, beating out the Kid Laroi and Justin Beiber’s “Stay,” and Elton John’s remix of “Cold Heart” featuring Dua Lipa. “Love Nwantiti” is currently charting in 160 countries.
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