Burna Boy becomes first African artiste to surpass 50 million monthly listeners on Spotify

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="1200" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Burna-boy-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to surpass 50 million monthly listeners in Spotify history. The Gbona crooner hit the 50 million mark on Monday July 6th, setting an all-time African record.&#160; Burna Boy&#8217;s streams are primarily driven by his World Cup song with Shakira, &#8216;Dai [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/07/burna-boy-becomes-first-african-artiste-to-surpass-50-million-monthly-listeners-on-spotify/">Burna Boy becomes first African artiste to surpass 50 million monthly listeners on Spotify</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.