{"id":19528,"date":"2022-04-04T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=19528"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:56:22","slug":"black-sherif-speaks-on-securing-the-number-one-spot-on-nigeria-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/04\/04\/black-sherif-speaks-on-securing-the-number-one-spot-on-nigeria-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Sherif speaks on securing the number one spot on Nigeria Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Black Sherif has set a mouthwatering record for his music career as his new song is already topping charts in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian musician&#8217;s new song &#8216;Kwaku The Traveller&#8217; has landed at the top spot on Nigeria Apple Music. The song released three days ago is now the number one track being streamed in Nigerian on Apple music.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC-266x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC-907x1024.jpeg 907w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC-768x867.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC-750x847.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/F7F6F179-5017-4598-A5F8-4E2B2FA3E8EC.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>This is a feat that no Ghanaian musician has achieved in recent times, especially when Ghanaian music industry stakeholders have been keen to see Ghanaian songs penetrate the Nigerian music scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-embedded_application \">\n<div class=\"embeddedApp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;min-height: 150px\" data-run-module=\"local\/common.lazyEmbeds\" data-embed=\"&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;pulsembed_embed\\&quot; data-run-module=\\&quot;pulsembed\/pulsembed.init\\&quot; data-src=\\&quot;\/\/pulsembed.eu\/p2em\/rYq9y_XcJ\/\\&quot; data-height-hint=\\&quot;56.5%\\&quot; data-sandbox=\\&quot;standard\\&quot; data-author-name=\\&quot;Pulse%20Ghana\\&quot; data-embed-id=\\&quot;rYq9y_XcJ\\&quot; data-provider-name=\\&quot;YouTube\\&quot; data-extra-embed-params=\\&quot;%7B%7D\\&quot; data-embed-img=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OCfNtJ_qRRw\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;I know what I am doing is really dope- Black Sherif on Money, First Sermon etc |Pulse Spotlight&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\\n&quot;\" data-run-module-isrun=\"1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pulsembed_embed\" data-author-name=\"Pulse%20Ghana\" data-embed-id=\"rYq9y_XcJ\" data-provider-name=\"YouTube\" data-extra-embed-params=\"%7B%7D\" data-embed-img=\"\" data-run-module-isrun=\"1\" data-id=\"8040017606063677\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>Usually, it is Nigerian songs that are always dominating music charts in Ghana but Black Sherif has proved that the tables can change if the right strings are pulled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>Acknowledging his feat in Nigeria, Black Sherif shared a screenshot of the Nigeria Apple Music chart and wrote &#8220;<em>NUMBER 1 in NAIJJJ! LOVE YOU SO MUCH CHALE\u2764\ufe0f. KEEP STREAMING #KTT<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5-246x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5-246x300.jpeg 246w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5-840x1024.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5-768x936.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5-750x914.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/04\/0175BED5-410E-4008-950D-588FED4516D5.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>Black Sherif is not new to the Nigerian music market. His &#8216;Second Sermon&#8217; monster hit track has also been a popular tune in the West African country which he visited some few months ago for shows and media tours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>The song attracted wild attention after Burna Boy also hopped on the remix. &#8216;Second Sermon&#8217; has set Black Sherif on a good path as his breakthrough song and he is continuing the journey with &#8216;Kwaku The Traveller&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>The single on the first day of its release also kicked out &#8216;Finesse&#8217; by Nigerian singers Pheelz, BNXN and Buju from the number spot on Ghana Apple Music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>The official audio of &#8216;Kwaku The Traveller&#8217; has also scored nearly 600,000 streams on YouTube with over 588,000 views so far within three days. Check it out below and tell us what you think about the banging track.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udDYvTN44Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/udDYvTN44Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KWESI ARTHUR (@KWESIARTHUR_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KWESIARTHUR_\/status\/1509591956074205187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Story by Selorm Tali<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Sherif has set a mouthwatering record for his music career as his new song is already topping charts in Nigeria. The Ghanaian musician&#8217;s new song &#8216;Kwaku The Traveller&#8217; has landed at the top spot on Nigeria Apple Music. 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