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.”
