Burna Boy hits 1 billion streams on Audiomack, first African artist ever

IsmailJun 22, 2023

Audiomack announces award-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as the first African artist to hit one billion streams on its platform.

This milestone reflects the immense popularity of Burna Boy as an internationally acclaimed musician and demonstrates the power and reach of Audiomack’s platform to connect artists with a global audience.

burna boy audio mack 1 billion — Self-acclaimed African Giant, Burna Boy. Credit: Burnaboygram / Instagram

In a post via Twitter, the streaming platform via their official page wrote, “Congratulations #burnaboy on becoming the first African artist to hit 1 billion audiomack streams! 🏆🔶🌍”

CONGRATULATIONS #BURNABOY ON BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN ARTIST TO HIT 1 BILLION AUDIOMACK STREAMS! 🏆🔶🌍 pic.twitter.com/vvUaIGxAY6

— Audiomack (@audiomack) June 22, 2023

Burna Boy is a central figure in the worldwide ascent of African music over the last half-decade. His two most recent albums, 2020’s Twice As Tall and 2022’s Love, Damini, have both garnered over 300 million streams on Audiomack, with the latter also winning a GRAMMY Award for Best World Music Album, making him the first Nigerian artist to receive the recognition.