Deborah Akinyosoye
Nigerian singer Rema’s debut album, Rave & Roses (Ultra version), has become the first African project to surpass 3 billion streams on Spotify.
The lead single of the album, Calm Down (remix with American pop star Selena Gomez), made history last year as the first African song to hit the billion-stream mark on Spotify.
The combined versions of Calm Down contributed over 2 billion streams to the total album streams on Spotify, with the remaining 20 songs contributing less than a billion.
Rave & Roses (Ultra) is followed by South African singer Tyla’s eponymous debut album, with over 2 billion streams, on the list of the most-streamed African projects on Spotify.
Burna Boy’s African Giant and Love, Damini, Wizkid’s Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition, and CKay’s CKay the First are the other African projects that have surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.