Burna Boy hits 200 million streams on Boomplay, becoming the first African artist to do so
Nigerian Grammy Award winner Burna Boy continues to break historic records. This time he became the first African artist to reach 200 million streams on Africa’s number one music streaming platform, Boomplay.
The Boomplay flow is calculated according to an industry-recognized standard where only at least a thirty-second stream is equivalent to a stream. Just a year after becoming the first artist to reach 100 million streams on Boomplay, Burna Boy doubled the milestone of the first African artist to air 200 million times on Africa’s leading streaming service, Boomplay.
Since the release of 10 million Outside albums, the number of Grammy winners has grown exponentially. His next album, African Giants, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for a Grammy, now has more than 43 million streams, four times more than the previous chapter, demonstrating a growing fan base and growth. True to its title, her 2020 album Twice As Tall has twice as many views as the African giants with over 80 million shows on Boomplay.
Tosin Sorinola, director of public relations and media relations at Boomplay, which presented Afrofusion musicians with a plaque in recognition of their achievements in Lagos, Nigeria, said it was a milestone in the history of the African music market. He said: “This is yet another iconic achievement for Burna Boy, Boomplay and the entire African music industry.
This success shows that fans in Africa are rapidly catching up to the digitization of music and Boomplay-powered streaming. With this development, artists can earn even more in Africa. our platform. Burna Boy is a very talented singer whose work will continue to have a positive impact on African society and the rest of the world. We are proud of his work and important achievements at Boomplay; For that, we at Boomplay gave him this plaque in special recognition of his contribution to the industry to date and looking forward to more extraordinary achievements.
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With Boomplay’s goal to bring all music to Africa and bring African music to the world, the service is committed to enabling the African music ecosystem to reach its full potential. Boomplay has the largest African music catalog with currently over 70 million songs and 65 million monthly active users.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time the African giant has dominated streaming numbers for the Nigerian music industry and with Burna Boy’s ability to create horrific hits, it won’t be the last.
