This announcement was made by Apple via its official website
on Tuesday, as Wizkid emerged as one of the five artists to emerge as ‘Artist
of the Year’ from various regions.
Listing Wizkid’s achievement on the music company, Apple
said, “In October 2020, he released Made in Lagos, his critically acclaimed and
most commercially successful album, which included his hit song “Essence,” a
track that gained 125 million plays on Apple Music and over 2.8 million Shazams.
“This past year, he’s been the most streamed African artist
on the continent on Apple Music and ranked on the Daily Top 100 charts in 60
countries, in addition to his monthly plays on Apple Music growing by more than
250 percent outside of Africa.
“He’s also been featured on Apple Music’s Today’s Hits and
R&B Now playlists, and he’s a frequent guest on Apple Music Radio shows.”
On receiving the award, Wizkid said, “Thank you to Apple
Music for this award. It’s a blessing to get to do what I do, and I’m proud to
be representing Africa.”
Other winners of the Artist of the Year award in different
regions include Aya Nakamura (France), RIN (Germany), Official Hige Dandism
(Japan), Scriptonite (Russia), while The Weeknd won Global Artist of the Year.
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