This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
Kenyan musician Otile Brown has made history by topping the list of most-watched Kenyan musicians on YouTube, according to the latest rankings by America's Billboard Chart.
Released on Wednesday, the rankings list the most-watched homegrown musicians in 11 African countries, including Kenya, based on a year of local YouTube views between May 2019 and May 2020.
Within that period, Otile Brown, who dropped his first album titled Just in Love on Thursday in partnership with Boomplay, racked up 27.88 million views from his music videos uploaded on YouTube.
Only Tanzania's Diamond Platinumz, and Rayvanny are more popular than him in Kenya, garnering 53.94 million views and 30.21 million views respectively.
His hit song Chaguo la Moyo featuring Sanaipei Tande, released in April 2018, still holds the record of the most-watched Kenyan video song on YouTube with over 20.2 million views.
Speaking on his debut album, Otile noted that he wasn't a believer in album sales but with the music digital platforms growth, he was tempted to take a leap of faith.
"For the longest time, I didn’t believe in doing albums but Boomplay guided me in the right direction and supported me from a business and marketing perspective", Otile stated.
