Wizkid's deal with RCA Records, biggest for an African - Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards Recording Academy have revealed that the deal Wizkid signed with RCA Records is the biggest ever for an African artiste.

This was disclosed in an article which speaks on the rise of Afrobeats internationally.

The article also spoke about the successes recorded by Afrobeats artistes and the foreign acts that collaborate with them.

It reads:

"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 artiste Wizkid who would go on to sign with RCA Revords in what became the biggest record deal ever for an African artiste. This past July, Beyonce released The Lion King: The Gift the soundtrack album to the 2019 Lion King remake, which features African and Afrobeats artistes like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi and many others. With major labels like Warner Bros and Universal Music Group betting on Afrobeats, all eyes are now on Africa".