With a livestream of his much awaited “Davido & Friends Birthday Concert,” three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated Afrobeats musician and cultural icon Davido elevates his celebration of his 32nd birthday.
Fans worldwide can tune in via Kiswe’s cutting-edge streaming technology on November 21 as it is broadcast live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Building on the tremendous success of the A.W.A.Y. (Are We African Yet?) Festival the previous year, this event is expected to be a sold-out extravaganza with amazing performances, memorable surprises, and special guest appearances.
Davido solidified his status as a major figure in music worldwide in 2024. The American-born, Nigerian-raised legend, who is frequently referred to as “The King of Afrobeats,” has accumulated over +5 billion streams and over +1.2 billion video views during his 13-year career. Davido, the most popular Afrobeat musician on social media, has led the way in introducing Afrobeats to a global audience.
With the release of his critically acclaimed fourth studio album, “Timeless,” which was +1B streaming, Davido became the first African artist to reach the top of the iTunes Album Chart in 2023. The album received three Grammy nominations, including Best African Musical Performance for the hit song “Unavailable,” Global Music Performance for “Feel,” and Global Music Album of the Year for “Timeless.”
In addition to his sold-out Timeless concerts in the US and abroad and his “Timeless” streaming records, Davido’s 2023 hot streak also included the expansion of his social media dominance with the success of his Tik Tok dance challenge “Unavailable,” which surpassed +100M video views.
In 2023, Davido, a formidable touring musician, had sold-out tour dates all over the world, including several performances at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and London’s 02, in addition to his record-breaking performance at Madison Square Garden in April 2024. Highlights of her career have also included closing out the 2022 World Cup with a performance that was viewed by more than 250 million people and leading “AfroNation” around the world. Davido’s 2019 1.2 billion streaming release “A Good Time” featured the smash singles “If” and “Fall,” which helped him break records and make a strong debut in the worldwide music scene.
His platinum-selling third studio album, “A Better Time,” which was the sequel to “A Good Time,” was released in 2020. It included the songs “FEM,” “Holy Ground ft. Nicki Minaj,” and “Shopping Spree ft. Chris Brown.”
obtaining more than 30 international honours and nominations, including Grammy, BET, EMA, and VMA Award nods for 2023. With innumerable television and media appearances, including The Tonight Show, Live with Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Uproxx, New York Times, and Apple’s Zane Lowe, Davido is a global media powerhouse who was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine in 2023.
