One night in early September, a friend of Chukwuka Ekweani sent him a clip of his song “Love Nwantiti” being used in a TikTok challenge. The friend told him he thought the sound would be huge on the ...

As he sets to release his debut album 'Sad Romance' on September 23rd, 2022, it offers an opportunity to capture and document how 'Love Nwantiti' captures the genius and story of CKay CKay’s rise to ...

Chukwuka Ekweani, better known as CKay, a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and music producer, becomes the first Nigerian singer to amass over a billion Spotify streams with a single song. The Warner ...

The Afrobeats star sits down with Boardroom to discuss how he's stayed busy since viral success, his brand & legacy, how he wants to work with Drake, and more. If you've been on social media at any ...

“This is one of the most organic collaborations I ever did,” Ckay said in a press release. “Started from a DM, and shortly after it became a monster hit in North Africa, the Middle East, and far ...

Earlier this year, Uproxx featured rising Afrobeats star CKay as our January cover story subject, with Wongo Okon detailing CKay’s breakout with the 2019 single “Love Nwantiti.” Since then, “Love ...

Pop artiste Joseph Akinfenwa aka Joeboy, has recalled how he made a lot of money from a feature on the remix of his colleague, CKay’s global smash, ‘Love Nwantiti’. CKay remixed his global song ‘Love ...

The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart premieres today (March 29), ranking the 50 most popular Afrobeats songs in the U.S. based on a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both ...

In this exclusive interview, global Afrobeats sensation CKay dives deep into what makes Emo Afrobeats so unique and personal. Known for his smash hit “Love Nwantiti,” CKay explains how he blends raw ...

In early September, Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay received a text message with a link to TikTok. Some of the app’s users had started recording a dance routine set to his song, “Love, Nwantiti,” ...

Ckay detailed the intense rise of his seminal track “Love Nwantiti” as Uproxx’s January 2022 cover star, and the Nigerian further explained his relatively new stature as a global artist for Uproxx’s ...