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Wizkid receives his first diamond accreditation for his appearance in Drake’s “One Dance.”
Wizkid receives his first diamond accreditation for his appearance in Drake’s “One Dance.”
Wizkid receives his first diamond accreditation for his appearance in Drake’s “One Dance.”
Wizkid, the ace musician, has made history with his recent feat in the United States.
A diamond certification was given to him for his appearance on Drake’s song, “One Dance,” which has over ten million sales in the US.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) made this known after updating it’s database on Thursday to reflect the new entry.
‘One Dance’ is a song from ‘Views’, Drake’s fourth studio album.
It features guest vocals from Wizkid and the British singer, Kyla, both of whom co-wrote the song with producers.
‘One Dance’ was released for digital download in April 2016 and was serviced to US urban, rhythmic, and contemporary hit radio.
Since it’s release, the dancehall and Afrobeats song has reached number one in 15 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
It became Drake’s first number-one single in all 15 countries as the lead artiste.
It sold two million copies in the US in 2016, thus being the fifth-best-selling song of the year and later became the most played song on Spotify, with over one billion individual streams.
It was the best-performing song of that year for Apple Music. And it has continued to record monster success till date before it was certified diamond in the United States.
