Olamide Makes History As The First African Rapper To Reach 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

• Olamide has celebrated a huge success by surpassing 1 billion streams on Spotify.

• He is the first African rapper to reach this milestone, which he owes to his mix of Afrobeats in his tracks and his partnerships with other artists.

• Last year, Olamide became the first African rapper to receive a Grammy nomination.

Nigerian rapper Olamide, the head of YBNL, has celebrated a huge success by surpassing 1 billion streams on Spotify.

He is the first African rapper to reach this milestone, which he owes to his mix of Afrobeats in his tracks and his partnerships with other artists.

Last year, Olamide became the first African rapper to receive a Grammy nomination.

His song with Asake, ‘Amapiano,’ was nominated in the first-ever Best African Music Performance category but did not win; the award went to Tyla for ‘Water.’

In other news, Nigerian RnB star Tems has made history by receiving three nominations for the 67th Grammys.

She is the most nominated Nigerian artist this year, with nods for Best African Music Performance, Best Global Album, and Best RnB Song.

Tems is also the first Nigerian female artist to have a Grammy-nominated album, as her debut project ‘Born In The Wild’ is recognized in the Best Global Album category.

Tems is the first African artist nominated in the RnB category for her single ‘Burning.’

This achievement also makes her the first African female lead artist nominated outside of global categories.

She now holds the record for the most Grammy nominations for a Nigerian female, totaling 6.

With three nominations for the 67th Grammys, she is the second Nigerian with the highest nominations in a Grammy year, following Burna Boy, who had 4 nominations at the 66th Grammys.