Afrobeat singer, Wizkid over the weekend teamed up with Canadian pop star, Justin Bieber, to perform the remix of ‘Essence’, a hit song off ‘Made In Lagos’ album, at this year’s Made in America music festival.
During the event held over the weekend, Wizkid and Bieber could be seen thrilling a crowd of music lovers at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia with their beautiful performance of the song.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner took to his Instagram stories in the early hours of Monday to share clips of their performance on stage at the event.
Made in America is a multi-genre music festival in Philadelphia in the United States. The event was founded by Jay-Z in 2012 to showcase a wide range of sounds but with a particular focus on hip-hop.
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Wizkid released the original version of the song, Essence, featuring 26-year-old songstress, Tems on 30th October 2020 as the 11th track from his fourth studi album ‘Made In Lagos’.
Since its release, ‘Essence’ has continued to enjoy widespread acceptance from music lovers and has been described as ‘song of the summer’.
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The original track which features Tems also became the first Nigerian song to crack the Billboard chart.
It recorded another major leap four weeks after its release by climbing by 23 spots on the Hot 100 to achieve 59th place.
Barack Obama, the former president of the United States, had listed the hit song among his favourites for the year 2020.
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In August, Wizkid tapped Bieber for the song’s remix, further increasing its impressive run in the international global music landscape.
Following the remix, the hit track climbed to 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
As at last week, the remix with Justin Bieber currently sat at No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Shazam also recently announced that ‘Essence’ is the most searched song on its platform in the United States.
Watch the performance below:
Wizkid and Justin Bieber performing “Essence (remix)” at Sunday’s Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, USA.
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