Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’ Voted Favourite New Track in This Week’s Ballot

Wizkid‘s Morayo tops this week’s new song ballot.

Track enthusiasts voted in a ballot printed Friday (Nov. 22) on Billboard, opting for Wizkid’s newest album as their favourite new song unencumber of the previous week.

The ballot featured pageant from more than a few song genres, and Wizkid’s new music assortment introduced in an excellent 78% of the vote. Electorate this week selected Morayo over new song releases from ROSÉ, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Quevedo, Miguel and Jelly Roll — or even the soundtrack to the field place of business hit Depraved, that includes lead vocals from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Wizkid’s Morayo, launched by means of Starboy Leisure and RCA Information, is devoted to the Nigerian artist’s past due mom, Juliana Morayo Balogun. The Yoruba phrase Morayo interprets to “I see pleasure.”

“It’s very, very private,” he mentioned of the album’s subject matter, in an interview with Esquire over the summer season. “I am hoping it lifts spirits and spreads sure power.”

The 16-song set options collaborations with Jazmine Sullivan, Brent Faiyaz, Asake, Anaïse and Tiakola, and is the follow-up to 2022’s Extra Love, Much less Ego, which peaked at No. 2 at the International Albums chart and No. 59 at the Billboard 200.

Morayo lead unmarried “Piece of My Middle,” that includes Brent Faiyaz, was once launched forward of the album in October, achieving No. 4 at the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart and No. 7 on International Virtual Tune Gross sales.

A few of the new song trailing in the back of Morayo in this week’s ballot is ROSÉ’s solo unmarried “Quantity One Woman,” which got here in 2d position, and Kendrick Lamar’s marvel album GNX, which got here in 3rd.

See the general result of this week’s ballot underneath, or right here.