Spotify Mounts Giant Billboard Of Shatta Wale In US Courtesy, See His Reactions

A giant billboard of Africa’s most decorated Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has been spotted in a busy street in the US courtesy of Spotify.

Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek. It is the world’s largest music streaming service provider, with over 365 million monthly active users, including 165 million paying subscribers, as of June 2021. 

Shatta Wale shared the platform with Tanzanian’s finest, Diamond Platnumz and together, the two have been labeled as the Faces of Afrobeats in Africa.

Diamond Platnumz, often referred to as Simba’ is a Tanzanian bongo flava recording artist, actor, dancer, philanthropist and a businessman from Tandale, Dar es Salaam.

Diamond Platnumz is among the most popular artists in East and Central Africa. He is the first Africa-based artist to reach a combined total of 900 million YouTube views.

In 2013, according to Tanzania’s mobile phone companies, he was the best selling artist of ringtones. Diamond is also one of the top earners in the African Great Lakes region’s music industry.

In 2021, Diamond together with his record label WCB Wasafi entered into a 360 Partnership with Warner Music Group.

Shatta Wale reacted warmly when he saw the rare recognition given him and aptly thanked Spotify while attributing this new development to the blessings of God.