Grammy-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has tied Tems as the Nigerian artiste with the second most certified singles in RIAA history (4 each). He achieved the feat following the Gold certification of his collaborative hit with British Grime star, Dave, ‘Location’ by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, for the sale of 500,000 units in the country.
Wizkid continues to be the only certified Nigerian artist in the United States with seven certified singles. Meanwhile, American rapper J.Cole earned his first-ever diamond certified single as his 2019 smash hit “Middle Child” joins the RIAA diamond league for selling 10 million units. “J.Cole earns his first ever @RIAA Diamond single with ‘Middle Child’,” music monitoring platform Chart Data tweeted on Thursday. Burna Boy previously had three certified songs in the United States: “Last Last” (Platinum), “Ye” (Gold), and “On The Low” (Gold).
