As he sets to release his debut album 'Sad Romance' on September 23rd, 2022, it offers an opportunity to capture and document how 'Love Nwantiti' captures the genius and story of CKay CKay’s rise to ...

Chukwuka Ekweani, better known as CKay, a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and music producer, becomes the first Nigerian singer to amass over a billion Spotify streams with a single song. The Warner ...

The Afrobeats star sits down with Boardroom to discuss how he's stayed busy since viral success, his brand & legacy, how he wants to work with Drake, and more. If you've been on social media at any ...

“This is one of the most organic collaborations I ever did,” Ckay said in a press release. “Started from a DM, and shortly after it became a monster hit in North Africa, the Middle East, and far ...

Earlier this year, Uproxx featured rising Afrobeats star CKay as our January cover story subject, with Wongo Okon detailing CKay’s breakout with the 2019 single “Love Nwantiti.” Since then, “Love ...

The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart premieres today (March 29), ranking the 50 most popular Afrobeats songs in the U.S. based on a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both ...

Chukwuka Ekweani ran away from his small hometown in the north of Nigeria at age 19 to chase his music dreams in Lagos. Sitting alone on the flight south with his parents’ disapproving words ringing ...

In early September, Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay received a text message with a link to TikTok. Some of the app’s users had started recording a dance routine set to his song, “Love, Nwantiti,” ...

Rising Nigerian Afropop singer Ayra Starr has shared a video for "Beggie Beggie," a standout from 19 & Dangerous that features "Love Nwantiti" singer CKay. The Nollywood-inspired video was directed by ...

Ckay detailed the intense rise of his seminal track “Love Nwantiti” as Uproxx’s January 2022 cover star, and the Nigerian further explained his relatively new stature as a global artist for Uproxx’s ...

On this week’s edition of the World Digital Song Sales chart, four tracks that weren’t present last frame find space on the 15-rung tally. A pair of new releases debut, while another two find their ...