Nigerian music sensation Wizkid, also known as the Starboy, has been honored by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) music award body for his latest achievement in the United Kingdom.
On Monday, July 31, 2023, the Brit Awards took to Twitter to announce that Wizkid was awarded the prestigious Brit Billion Award for accumulating an astounding one billion streams in the United Kingdom.
The tweet reads:
“It’s one billion UK streams for @wizkidayo, who was presented with his BRIT Billion Award while in London for his incredible show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.”
With the latest achievement, Wizkid is the first Afrobeats and Nigerian artiste to achieve this tremendous feat.