Pop singer is slated to perform with Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar at the Essence Festival 2016

Just days after the release of Drake‘s ‘One Dance’ official single featuring Wizkid which made it to  number 2 on iTunes USA and  number 1 in several countries, Essence announces Wizkid as part of the annual Essence festival line up billed to hold in New Orleans, Louisiana between June 30 and July 3.



He will be performing nearby Mariah Carey, Maxwell, Kendrick Lamar and a few other universal artistes.

This gives the Starboy’s music a strong platform and huge opportunity to get some R&B/Hip-Hop fans to get familiar and hopefully love his sound making him crossover stronger to the U.S and International global market.

The pop star turned into the principal Nigerian artist to  emerge on Billboard's Twitter Last 24 hours chart courtesy of feature in Drake's 'One dance' tune.

On 'One dance,' the 6 God gets assists from Wizkid, whom he worked with last year by featuring  in a remix to the singer’s ‘Ojuelegba’ mega tune, and Kyla, sampling the Crazy Cousinz remix of her song, 'Do You Mind'. This raises the bar a lot higher for the star pop singer helping to improve his brand visibility. The tune 'One dance' features production by Ninteen85 with co-production credits by 40.

The Nigerian pop vocalist is having a bustling year so far going on universal visits and in addition nearby ones while likewise incubating likely real coordinated efforts with global and also neighborhood music acts.