Self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy in music circles has hit no fewer than 200 million streams on music streaming platform Boomplay.
The feat by Burna Boy makes him the first-ever African artiste to hit 200 million streams on Boomplay, considered to be Africa’s number one music streaming platform.
While presenting a plaque in recognition of his feat in Lagos, Tosin Sorinola – Boomplay’s Director of Artist & Media Relations said it was an epochal moment in the history of the African music market.
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She said; ’’This is another iconic feat for Burna Boy, Boomplay and the entire African music industry. This achievement shows that fans in Africa are fast catching up to the digitization of music and streaming, which Boomplay is championing.
‘‘With this development, artistes can earn even more on our platform. Burna Boy is a massively talented singer whose works will continue to affect people positively across Africa and the rest of the world. We are proud of what he is doing and his milestone achievements on Boomplay; to this effect, we, at Boomplay, present this plaque to him in special recognition of his contributions so far in the industry and are looking forward to even more extraordinary achievements,” Tosin added.
