Wizkid announces release date for ‘Morayo’ album

By Taiwo Okanlawon

Nigerian Grammy-winning artiste, Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid is set to drop his highly anticipated album, on November 22.

The album, which the singer has been teasing for months, is a tribute to Jane Dolapo Balogun, his late mother, whom he lost in August 2023.

The release date was confirmed via social media on Friday.

“Morayo. Pre-save album! Nov 22,” Wizkid wrote.

This is announcement is coming after the singer dropped his new single, ‘Piece of My Heart’, featuring an American singer-songwriter, Brent Faiyaz.

‘Piece of My Heart’ is a track from the upcoming project ‘Morayo’, an album dedicated to his late mother.

Earlier this year, Wizkid made it clear that ‘Morayo’ is not an Afrobeats project and urged fans of the genre to avoid downloading it.

“Album name ‘Morayo’ best I ever made. I am not an Afrobeats artistes. Don’t call me that,” he wrote.

“If you like Afrobeats please don’t download my album, I’m not Afro anything.”

Born in Surulere on July 16, 1990, Wizkid grew up in a polygamous home with a Muslim father and a Christian mother.

In December, Wizkid released his latest musical project, the “Soundman Vol. 2” EP.

The four-tracks project includes vibrant collaborations with industry heavyweights Wande Coal and Zlatan Ibile.

He has released four additional albums including, ‘Ayo’ in 2014, ‘Sound From The Other Side’ in 2017,

Notably, ‘Soundman Vol. 1’ was released in December 2019. ‘Made In Lagos’ in 2020, and ‘More Love, Less Ego’ in 2022.

The singer has also received numerous recognitions, including a Grammy Award in 2021 for his collaboration with Beyoncé on the hit song ‘Brown Skin Girl’.

‘Made In Lagos’ was recently announced as the most streamed Nigerian album on Apple Music.