Nigerians react as Grammy reveals Wizkid’s record deal with RCA is the biggest deal ever for an African Artiste
According to a report on the official website of the Grammy Awards, Los Angeles based Nigerian singer, Wizkid’s 2016 deal with RCA Records remains the biggest music deal yet by an African music act.
The singer whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun has since been trending on Twitter as Nigerians take their turns to react to the reports
An excerpt from the report reads thus:
“Currently, Afrobeats is the next international sound sweeping pop music. Major stars like Kanye West and Rick Ross have all collaborated with Afrobeats acts. Drake’s 2016 international hit One Dance, once the most-streamed song on Spotify, featured Nigerian Afrobeats artist Wizkid, who would go on to sign with RCA Records in what became the biggest record deal ever for an African artist.”
After much payola in the US soil, these people still don’t know the self acclaimed no1. Everyone knows who the G.O.A.T. is (wizkid). Any other one is just ewu. Periodt pic.twitter.com/Vd1GZSP1gp
— Gravity (@antigravitylite) January 7, 2020
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Headline 2: K-pop, Afrobeats And The Globalization Of Pop.
As far as globalization of Afrobeats is concerned, Wizkid’s collabo with Drake Changed the game forever. Respect the
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(@MiZtA_MD) January 7, 2020
Key word: biggest record deal in Africa, we dea for the same table no mean say we b mate
Wizkid mypic.twitter.com/qC0yUrm7xl
— smlsherifdeen (@smlsherifdeen) January 7, 2020
Grammy confirmed Wizkid’s Sony RCA deal is the biggest by any African act when we thought his $3M UBA deal was his highest, wonder how much he’s getting from Ciroc, Storm Model, Nike, Pepsi & other big brands he’s signed a deal with.
That guy is cashing out big big
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— if my tweet pain you, drink sniper (@Sakpo007) January 7, 2020
From Grammy. Read and Diggest
I remember telling this polywags that Wizkid RCA deal is the biggest by an African act and it different from that of other…..They call me liar that day. I don’t know if Grammy lied to
Wizkid
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