Afrobeats superstars Wizkid and Asake have redefined success with their collaborative EP REAL, Vol. 1, achieving a monumental first-day streaming record.
Released on January 23, 2026, the project amassed a staggering 7.04 million global streams on Spotify within 24 hours, setting an unprecedented benchmark for African music.
The EP’s lead single, “Jogodo,” broke the record for the biggest single-day streams for a collaboration in Spotify Nigeria history with 1.388 million plays. The track “Turbulence” led overall with 2.34 million streams.
Beyond streaming, the project made history by becoming the first African EP to reach #1 on the UK Apple Music Albums Chart, also topping charts in at least 11 countries.
This record-shattering debut, produced by Magicsticks and P2J, arrives just weeks after Wizkid became the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify.
The collaboration merges Wizkid’s legendary status with Asake’s meteoric energy, acting as a powerful “cultural checkpoint” that cements Afrobeats’ dominant and growing footprint on the global stage.
