Burna Boy Achieves Billboard Milestone

This week marked a significant achievement for African music as Burna Boy became the first artist from the continent to reach the top of the Billboard Global 200 Songs chart.

The Grammy-winning artist attained this milestone with “Dai Dai,” his collaboration with Colombian singer Shakira for the FIFA World Cup.

The track ascended to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, reinforcing its position as one of the prominent international tracks of the year.

Additionally, the song continued to gain traction in the United States, rising 12 spots to a new career-high of No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, highlighting Burna Boy’s continuing influence on a highly competitive music chart.

🚨 Shakira & Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai” peaks at #1 on Billboard Global 200 chart 🌍

— Burna Boy is the first African artist to reach the Top Spot.

📈 41.5M streams (up 8% week over week) & sold 6,000 (down 4%) worldwide July 3-9, according to Luminate.

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