CKay - Rotterdam
Tue 10.11.
20:00
Maassilo, Rotterdam
Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay performs a live concert at Maassilo.
CKay
About
CKay (born Chukwuka Ekweani, 16 July 1995, Kaduna, Nigeria) is a singer-songwriter and producer working across afrobeats, R&B and electronic music. His 2019 track "Love Nwantiti" went viral on TikTok in 2021, reached number one in the Netherlands and became the first African song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify. After founding his own Boyfriend Music label in 2024, he released his third studio album BANGER BOY via AWAL in August 2026.
11.3M
monthly listeners on Spotify (2026)
#1
position in the Netherlands with "Love Nwantiti"
1B+
streams of "Love Nwantiti" on Spotify (first African song ever)
6B+
total career streams on all platforms
What's new
- aug 2026
CKay released his third studio album BANGER BOY via AWAL, a project that heavily draws on Mara - an energetic streetpop style from Lagos.
- jun 2025
CKay released the EP CKay the Second via his own label Boyfriend Music and AWAL, featuring guest appearances by Sabrina Claudio and Bella Shmurda.
- apr 2025
CKay left Warner Music Africa after his contract expired and subsequently signed a new deal with AWAL.
- dec 2025
"Love Nwantiti" surpassed the one billion streams milestone on Spotify as a solo version, making it the second Nigerian song ever to reach this milestone.
- okt 2024
CKay released his second studio album Emotions via Warner Music Africa.
Tour
Toulouse
Tracks
Love Nwantitiworld hit from 2019/2021, number 1 in the Netherlands, first African song with 1 billion Spotify streams
Emilianahit from 2021, number 1 in the UK Afropop charts, platinum in France
BODY (danz)single with Mavo, longest at number 1 in Nigerian charts ever
Emotionssecond studio album, released in October 2024
BANGER BOYthird studio album, released in August 2026 via AWAL
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