Wizkid Becomes First African To Headline Rolling Loud Festival In Canada

Nigerian megastar Wizkid has made history as he becomes the first African artist to headline the famous music festival “Rolling Loud”.

Wizkid Becomes First African To Headline Rolling Loud Festival In Canada — Wizkid

On Sunday, 11th September 2022, Wizkid headlined the third day of the Rolling Loud Festival in Toronto, Canada.

His appearance made him the first African to headline a Rolling Loud Festival and Wizkid marked the history night by thrilling the crowd with a captivating selection of his classic records.

The night also saw the first-ever performance from Wizkid’s latest efforts on Chris Brown’s ‘Call Me Everyday’ which had the audience singing along.

It was reported months back that Wizkid had received a million dollars to headline the Rolling Loud festival in Miami.

The singer headlined the festival alongside American artists like Future, Dave, and others.

Buj who disclosed the news wrote, “Rolling Loud gave Wizzy $1M Omo”.

Adding to the feat, Wizkid broke records as the first African artiste to headline the festival in Toronto, Canada.

He also became the first African artiste to receive $1 million for the event.

American rappers, Future and Travis Scott (2019) have also been paid $ 1 million for the show.