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CKay Makes History as First Nigerian Solo Artist to Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

December 11, 2025 Gistlover Stella 0

Afrobeats star CKay has achieved a monumental milestone, becoming the first Nigerian artist to have a solo track surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify with his global hit, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah).” The 2019

Nigerians Spent 1.3bn Hours On Spotify In 2025 As Podcast And Local Music Streams Hit New Highs

December 4, 2025 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Spotify has announced that users in Nigeria spent more than 1.3 billion hours streaming music and podcasts on the platform in 2025 an amount of time equivalent to about 149,000 years. The streaming giant shared

Rema Tops, Davido Dominates as Spotify Drops 2025’s Nigerian Global Impact List

July 22, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Spotify has unveiled its 2025 Global Impact List, highlighting the top 30 Nigerian songs making waves beyond the country’s borders in the first half of the year and the results are a resounding endorsement of

Spotify reveals that Nigerian men stream more heartbreak songs during Valentine

February 14, 2025 Jessica gistlover 0

Spotify has announced a significant increase in the streaming of heartbreak songs in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day period, with a notable contribution from Nigerian men. The platform recorded a remarkable 626% rise in heartbreak-related

“Most iconic Afrobeats tracks” – Spotify marks the 10th anniversary of Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’

September 18, 2024 Jessica gistlover 0

The widely recognized online streaming service, Spotify, has marked the 10th anniversary of Wizkid’s hit track “Ojuelegba.” In a statement released on Tuesday by Phiona Okumu, the Head of Music for Sub Saharan Africa, Spotify

Spotify marks 10-years anniversary of Wizkid iconic hit song Ojuelegba with ‘special’ storytelling

September 17, 2024 Gistlover Stella 0

Spotify is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Wizkid’s hit song ‘Ojuelegba’ from his album ‘Ayo (Joy)’. Released in 2014, the song quickly gained popularity, reflecting Wizkid’s roots in the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos and helping

I have 7 cars but no Mercedes Benz – Kizz Daniel

Kizz Daniel hits over 1 billion streams on Spotify for all his songs

August 26, 2024 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Kizz Daniel has reached a major milestone by exceeding 1 billion streams on Spotify for all his songs, showing his great popularity and success in streaming. His hit songs like “Necessari,” “Cough,” and “Buga” played

Late Mohbad’s EP sets new record on Spotify

September 23, 2023 Gistlover Stella 0

The extended play (EP) titled ‘Blessed’ by the late artist and rapper Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has reached an important milestone on Spotify. ‘Blessed’ is the first EP to debut at the

Carter Efe reacts to his song, ‘Machala’ being yanked off from Spotify and Apple Music’s Platforms

September 3, 2022 Gistlover Stella 0

Skit maker, Oderhohwo Joseph Efe, popularly known as Carter Efe has finally reacted to his song, ‘Machala’ being removed from some streaming platforms. On Friday, 29th July, 2022 the outstanding comedian and social media influencer

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“Stop Playing, Is FC a joke?”- Fans React as Carter Efe’s Viral Song Machala Gets Removed From Spotify and Apple Music’s Platforms

September 2, 2022 Gistlover Stella 0

The famous viral song Machala by skit maker turn singer Carter Efe has been hacked off the international streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music The song is arguably one of the biggest new tunes of

Spotify Takes down Goya Menor’s Viral Ameno Amapiano Remix (Chill with the Big Boys)

December 24, 2021 Gistlover Stella 0

Popular audio streaming app, Spotify has taken down the trending Ameno Amapiano Remix (Chill with the Big Boys) due to copyright and licensing issues. The viral jam was done by Nigerian hypeman, Goya Menor and