I’m proud to represent Africa – Wizkid receives African artist of the year award

<p>Nigerian music star, Wizkid has reacted to his emergence as the winner of the Apple music African artist of the year.</p>, <p>Apple announced Wizkid as the 2021 African artist of the year on Tuesday.</p>, <p>Wizkid’s hit song “Essence,” a track from his ‘Made In Lagos’ album, gained 125 million plays on Apple Music and over 2.8 million Shazams.</p>, <p>Wizkid receiving the award expressed gratitude to Apple, describing the award as a blessing.</p>, <p>He said he was proud to represent Africa.</p>, <p>“Thank you to Apple Music for this award, it’s a blessing to get to do what I do, and I’m proud to be representing Africa,” Wizkid said.</p>