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POPULAR Nigerian music star, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has been named Apple Music African artist for the year 2021.
The talented Grammy-award-winning singer was honoured by Apple on Tuesday, November 30.
Star boy’s hit song “Essence,” a track from his ‘Made In Lagos’ album, gained 125 million plays on Apple Music and over 2.8 million Shazams.
While accepting the award, the father of three expressed gratitude to Apple, and described the award as a blessing, adding that he is proud to represent Africa.
“Thank you to Apple Music for this award, it’s a blessing to get to do what I do, and I’m proud to be representing Africa,” Wizkid said.
