G.O.A.T: Burna Boy becomes the first African artist to have 100 million streams from three different albums

May 11th, 2021 9jalight

On May 10, 2021, it was announced that Grammy winning Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy’s last three albums; ‘African Giant,’ ‘Outside’ and ‘Twice As Tall’ had each hit 100 million streams on Spotify.

Still Striving 🙏🏾🦍 pic.twitter.com/553Mn0eBAh

— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) May 4, 2021

Outside was released in January 2018 while Grammy-nominated African Giant dropped in July 2019 and Grammy-winning Twice As Tall dropped in August 2020.

This comes after news that ‘Ye,’ a single off Outside had been certified gold in the US.

Burna Boy is also set to perform at the Governor’s Ball alongside Billie Eilish, Asap Rocky and more.