LISTEN HERE
AHEAD OF HIS SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM
MORAYO
SET TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 22ND
VIA STARBOY/SONY MUSIC INTERNATIONAL/RCA RECORDS
PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM HERE
WIZKID NOMINATED FOR A 2025 GRAMMY AWARD
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE – “MMS” WITH ASAKE
“Africa’s biggest pop star” – GQ
“To see Wizkid perform is to comprehend his prowess as an entertainer.”– Vogue
“Nigerian superstar Wizkid has a global audience listening.” – Billboard
[New York, NY – November 15, 2024] Today, Grammy Award winning and multi-Platinum selling Nigerian superstar Wizkid releases new single “Kese (Dance)” out now via Starboy/Sony Music International/RCA Records – click here to listen. The track comes alongside single artwork shot by renowned photographer Gabriel Moses. It presents Wizkid in a shadowy, evocative image that hints at themes from his forthcoming music, showcasing Moses’ distinctive style with rich, intense lighting and emotional depth — a perfect preface ahead of his forthcoming album.
This release follows his single and video for “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz (click here to listen / click here to watch) that he dropped last month. The single made history as the most streamed song for a Nigerian artist in a single day, voted as Billboard’s Song of the Week and is currently at #4 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Both singles will be on Wizkid’s forthcoming sixth studio album, Morayo, coming out next week on November 22nd – click here to pre-save the album. This album will be very personal as it’s a tribute to his late mother; the meaning of the Yoruba word MORAYO is “I see joy.”
LISTEN TO “KESE (DANCE)” HERE
PRE-SAVE MORAYO HERE
Most recently, Wiz earned a 2025 Grammy nomination for Best African Music Performance for “MMS” with Asake. Wiz also performed at the BOF 500 Gala in addition to Wizkid and Brent stepping out at Paris Fashion Week this year to attend the iconic Chanel show. All of this was followed by an intimate Ladies Only party in London to give select fans a first listen to “Piece of My Heart.”
These singles and forthcoming album comes after the release of Wizkid’s fifth studio album More Love, Less Egoin 2022. He had major milestones around this previous album including his incredible Apple Music Live performance with Apple Music and his first-ever Madison Square Garden show in New York.
Throughout the years, Wizkid’s reached momentous career markers that have made him into the global superstar he is today. In 2020, he garnered a Grammy nomination for his RIAA-certified Gold album Made in Lagos, which has amassed over a billion streams. The album’s 2021 deluxe version had the Justin Bieber remixed lead single “Essence” (featuring Tems) that peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, won a 2022 BET Award for“Best Collaboration”and a 2022 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding International Song.”On top of all the accolades, he made history having the first Nigerian song to chart on both the Hot 100 and Global 200charts. The original Grammy nominated version of “Essence” featuring Tems is a 4x Platinum smash hit that reached #1 at Urban Radio and #1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Other collaborators Wizkid has worked with previously include Ayra Starr, Chris Brown, Don Toliver, Skepta and more.
Buy/Stream “Kese (Dance)”
Multi: https://wizkid.lnk.to/kese
Buy/Stream/Watch “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz
Multi: https://wizkid.lnk.to/pieceofmyheart
YouTube: https://wizkid.lnk.to/pieceofmyheart/youtube
About Wizkid
Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known by his stage name Wizkid, began his career in music when he was just 11 years old in Lagos, Nigeria. His first record, Lil Prinz, was recorded in 2001 in collaboration with Glorious Five, a group consisting of Balogun and his friends from church. In 2006, he started pursuing music full-time, at first collaborating with various Nigerian pop acts including OJB Jezreel, Naeto C, and Banky W. By 2011, he was ready to record his debut studio album as a solo artist; Superstar was released via Empire Mates Entertainment to great critical and public acclaim across Africa, propelling him to stardom in his home country. In 2014, Wiz released his sophomore album titled Ayo, which had a multitude of guest appearances, including a spot from Femi Kuti, and it also featured Balogun’s global breakthrough track “Ojuelegba.” Not only did the single cement his status as one of Nigeria’s biggest pop acts, it was also picked up and remixed by Drake and Skepta, thrusting Wizkid into the international spotlight. In return, Wizkid appeared on Drake’s 2016 smash single “One Dance.” In March 2017, it was announced that Wizkid had signed a major deal with RCA Records and Sony International, which released his third LP, Sounds From the Other Side, later that year.
Following his impressive international campaign, Wizkid solidified himself as a millennial pioneer for African entertainment. As an ode to his hometown, Wizkid released his fourth full-length project titled Made in Lagos in 2020 with guest appearances from Burna Boy, Skepta, Damian Marley, H.E.R, Ella Mai, and more. The album is the highest charting Nigerian album on the Billboard 200 of all time, the longest charting Nigerian album of the century on Billboard World Albums chart, and the first African album to be RIAA certified Gold in the US with half a million in sale units. The hit single “Essence” featuring Tems became the first Nigerian song to feature on the Billboard Hot 100 and peak #1 on US urban radio. Made in Lagos, along with his Grammy award winning feature with Beyonce and five sold-out shows at the o2 Arena, continued to prove Wizkid’s movement to be one of lasting global impact. In 2022, Wiz released his fifth studio album, More Love, Less Ego that he had major milestones around including his incredible Apple Music Live performance with Apple Music and his first-ever Madison Square Garden show in New York. Now, Wizkid returns with new single “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz and the announce of his forthcoming six studio album, Morayo, coming out November 22nd. This new album will be very personal as it’s a tribute to his late mother; the meaning of the Yoruba word morayo is “I see joy.” Wizkid continues to cement himself within the music industry at a global level and with the release of this single and new album coming next month, it will only solidify his place further as a global phenomenon superstar.
