Kabza De Small dominates Spotify Wrapped 2022 as the most streamed artist in SA
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Kabza De Small. Picture: Instagram
Johannesburg - Spotify announced the arrival of South Africa’s Wrapped 2022, the platform’s overall report into the music that dominated and defined the year for users locally, with the renowned amapiano artist DJ Kabza De Small leading the pack.
This year, amapiano became South Africa’s hottest genre, and this year’s Spotify Wrapped.
As part of Wrapped 2022, Spotify users get a detailed snapshot of their most loved artists, creators, and songs.
Wrapped 2022 will also feature messages from artists to their listeners, and because sharing is caring, users will be able to share their Wrapped cards via WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Fans can also unlock a personalised Snapchat lens that reflects their listening personality, and those active in the Roblox universe can head to Spotify Island for even more fun and games.
"South Africans can be proud of what their creatives in music are achieving. They are making noise in the right places and at the right time," says Warren Bokwe, Spotify’s artist and label partnerships manager in South Africa.
The top streamed South African artists locally in 2022 are amapiano artists.
Kabza De Small appears in five out of the seven top music streaming lists in South Africa this year, leading the charge as the most streamed South African artist and proving that the genre known for birthing creative dance challenges is unstoppable.
The “Abelele” music artist is not only the most streamed South African artist, but he is also one of only two South African artists to feature in the top 10 most streamed artists overall in South Africa, ranking second to Drake and ahead of The Weekend, who claim the number three spot.
His music album, KOA II Part 1, also tops the charts for the most streamed South African album in South Africa in 2022.
On the charts, he is followed by DJ Maphorisa, his main collaborator. The two are also well known for their Scorpion Kings projects.
Amapiano Grooves, a playlist made up of some of the country’s hottest amapiano tracks, has been announced as the most streamed playlist in South Africa this year.
K.O.’s genre-bending track “SETE”, released in August, claims the title of the most streamed song in Mzansi, while “Paris” by Q-Mark claims the number two spot, followed by Glass Animals' “Heat Waves”, Wanitwa Mos' “Dali Nguwe”, and Calum Scott and Lost Frequencies' “Where Are You Now” rounding out the top five.
South Africans also showed the most love to K.O.'s smash hit song “SETE”, which received the most heart button likes.
“Liking" is how you tell Spotify that you are into a particular song, album, or playlist.
The most streamed South African artist globally list is dominated by amapiano artists, led by Kabza De Small, followed by DJ Maphorisa, Young Stunna, Mellow & Sleazy, Blxckie, Nasty C, Makhadzi, and Ami Faku, with Joyous Celebration rounding out the list.
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