Wizkid Morayo Record Breaking.

Nigerian afrobeat singer and songwriter who is musically known as Wizkid has dropped a new album which he titles “Morayo”, it is the sixth studio album of the artist and was was released on 22nd December, 2024 through RCA Records and Starboy Entertainment.

According to Wizkid, this album serves as a tribute to his late mother Morayo Balogun, and is a celebration of life, love and legacy.

The album was produced by P2J with contributions from other producers like P. Priime and Damedame, and it also has guest features from artists like Asake, Anaïs Cardot, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, and Tiakola

Morayo was also preceded by two singles titled: “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz and “Kese (Dance)” .

Both Morayo’s title and cover are dedicated to Wizkid’s late mother, who passed away in London on August 2023.

“Morayo” happens to be the middle name of his mother, Juliana Morayo Balogun, and is the Yoruba word for “I see joy”.

In this post, we are going to see the records broken by the album so far, and without waste of time let’s get into it.

Wizkid Morayo Record Breaking.

Wizkid’s newly released album titled “Morayo” has made a record-breaking start on both streaming platforms and radio in Nigeria, in fact it has broken the record as the most streamed song on Spotify Nigeria history in a single day.

The album had over 16 million streams on Spotify Nigeria, and this record is twice a previous record that was broken by Asake’s album “Lungu Boy”.

Wizkid’s single off the album titled ‘Dance” featuring Kese also broke the record for the most single-day streams for a song in Spotify Nigeria history.

Another single from the album titled ‘Piece Of My Heart’ held the previous record.

This record breaking shows that Morayo is off to a strong start, and with its first single debuting at No. 1 and the second single following suit, the album requires eight additional entries to surpass this record.

With so much anticipation and growing interest coming from listeners all across the world, the album promises to make a significant impact on the charts upon its release.