Timaya is the latest artiste to join Boomplay’s Golden Club after surpassing a milestone of 100 million streams on the music streaming and discovery platform.
The Nigeria-based singer joins other African musicians, most notably Camidoh, Sarkodie, Black Sheriff, Burna Boy, Naira Marley, Wizkid, Shatta Wale, Davido, Diamond Platinumz, Fireboy DML, Joeboy, Omah Lay and Rayvanny who have clocked and surpassed this historic 100M streams milestone. As part of Boomplay’s Golden Club member benefits, he will enjoy online and offline promotional support across Boomplay’s operational markets as well as prioritization for his upcoming releases.
Timaya first broke in 2005 through with his iconic debut single titled “Dem Mama” which which was an account of the military massacre that happened in his oil rich community, Odi in Bayelsa, Nigeria. The song appeared on his debut album, ‘True Story’ released the following year to great critical acclaim. Acclaimed as Chulo, the singer is a recipient of various awards and nominations over the course of his career including a Grammy nomination for his collaboration with Morgan Heritage for Reggae album of the year. He also has numerous multiplatinum hit singles, standout collaborations.
In 2021, Timaya teamed up with Nigerian wonderkid, BNXN and hit record producer, Yung Willis for his hit single “Cold Outside”. After its release, the song topped charts in over 50 countries and has earned close to 500 million streams across all platforms. Timaya has followed up Cold Outside with his latest single titled “Sweet Us” which was released on November 11th, 2022.
