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CKay’s “Ckay The First” Crosses 1.1 Billion Spotify Streams

CKay’s debut EP, "Ckay The First", has officially crossed the 1.1 billion-stream mark on Spotify, extending the Nigerian...

CKay’s “Ckay The First” Crosses 1.1 Billion Spotify Streams

CKay’s debut EP, “Ckay The First”, has officially crossed the 1.1 billion-stream mark on Spotify, extending the Nigerian star’s remarkable streaming run. 

The milestone further cements “Ckay The First” as one of the most successful African EPs on the platform. 

The project, powered largely by the global success of “love nwantiti”, became the first African EP to surpass one billion Spotify streams and has remained among Nigeria’s most-streamed projects.

🚨 Ckay's debut EP "Ckay The First" has now crossed 1.1 BILLION streams on Spotify 🔥

— It's the most streamed African EP & the 7TH most streamed NG project on the platform 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/VJr3oU23VE

Its latest milestone highlights the enduring streaming power of a project that helped transform CKay into an international Afrobeats star.

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