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Davido’s ‘Fall’ gains traction, receives rave review from Rolling Stone magazine

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Davido’s infectious single titled ‘Fall’ is currently receiving massive traction on airwaves with reports revealing that the song is a popular choice with radio stations in the United States of America.

A review by Rolling Stones magazine which described the song as one of the biggest tracks to ever come out of Africa, also suggested that ‘Fall’ ought to have reached greater heights in Nigeria.

The lengthy review by Rolling Stones magazine read thus; “The Nigerian style of music known as Afrobeats has quietly entranced a large swathe of the world’s population. Pretty much every song on pop radio [in the U.K. now] is sort of a Mr. Eazi-style, chill, afrobeats [track].

“But Nigerian singers have not yet established a foothold Stateside, despite well-received, afrobeats-dusted singles from established stars like Drake and Janet Jackson.

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“So it’s unusual that “Fall,” a springy, 19-month-old track from the Nigerian singer Davido, is currently gaining traction on the airwaves. The growth has been gradual: 482 plays to date, spread across 36 stations, according to Nielsen BDS, which tracks radio activity. BDS reports that four new stations added “Fall” into rotation last week.

“Those are admittedly not huge numbers — for comparison’s sake, Post Malone’s new single “Wow” grew by 1,700 plays last week alone. But listeners who hear “Fall” are scrambling to find their phones: It was one of the Top 100 most Shazam’d singles in America this week. In New York City, “Fall” was a Top 10 record on Shazam. And in Atlanta, another crucial market, only two tracks were getting more Shazam activity than Davido’s ‘Fall’.

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