South African artist Master KG’S hit song Jerusalema, which has taken the world by storm and introduced a popular dance challenge, is now the most Shazamed song in the world.
Shazam, owned by Apple, is a popular app that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played and using the microphone on the device.
The platform took to Twitter to congratulate the artist on this exciting achievement.
Congrats @MasterKGsa! #Jerusalema is now the most Shazamed song in the world ? pic.twitter.com/S4pae4sV5N
— Shazam (@Shazam) September 8, 2020
Master KG is also this week’s top artist on the Shazam Global Chart, ranking above international sensations like The Weeknd, Cardi B and Harry Styles.
This week’s top 10 artists on the #ShazamGlobalChart ?
1⃣@MasterKGsa
2⃣@Jawsh_685 & @jasonderulo
3⃣@topicmusictv
4⃣@JoelCorry
5⃣@BTS_twt
6⃣@SAINtJHN
7⃣@theweeknd
8⃣@iamcardib
9⃣@Harry_Styles
?@24kGoldn pic.twitter.com/PKSC7W47oN— Shazam (@Shazam) September 10, 2020
In August, the infectious song reached over 100-million views on Youtube, and it recently reached the number one spot on Top 200 France charts.
Picture: Instagram/Master KG