Will Smith is celebrating his daughter Willow Smith after she grew to become the primary of their musical household to hit one billion streams.
Taking to Instagram with a screenshot of the numbers for Willow’s tune “…Wait a Minute!” on Wednesday (February 7), Will wrote, “@willowsmith is the primary particular person within the household to have a tune with a BILLION streams!!”
The observe was launched in 2015 because the second single off her debut album, Ardipithecus.
When a fan in Will’s feedback questioned whether or not his smash “Summertime” had hit one billion streams, the famous person responded, “not even shut.” [Currently, “Summertime” and its remixes have around 137 million streams on Spotify, spread across the song’s appearances on studio albums and compilations.]
Nevertheless, his son Jaden Smith‘s tune “RITMO (Unhealthy Boys For Life) (Remix)” with Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin may be very near the billion stream mark at over 939 million streams on Spotify as this writing.
Willow Smith made historical past in 2023 as properly, turning into the primary artist ever to obtain an NFT plaque from the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA).
The plaque is in recognition of Willow’s 2010 breakout single “Whip My Hair” going triple platinum, in addition to her songs “Wait A Minute!” and “Meet Me At Our Spot” going double platinum and her Travis Barker-assisted “Clear Soul” going platinum. The plaque’s paintings was commissioned by Willow herself alongside her label, Roc Nation, and Infinite Objects.
“I’m past grateful to have the chance to have interaction within the sacred course of that’s music,” Willow Smith stated in a press launch on Thursday (Might 25) of final 12 months. “BIG LOVE to RIAA and Infinite Objects! I’m so honored to have the ability to have a good time these milestones in such an progressive manner.”
The authenticated Infinite Objects Video Print show will robotically change the tune’s paintings when the RIAA updates Willow’s certifications.
Will Smith has been a proud papa all through the journey. Only one month previous to the NFT plaque, the Unhealthy Boys actor took to Instagram to share footage of Willow’s Coachella set. “WILLOWCHELLA!!” he captioned the put up, which sees Will grinning from ear to ear as he watches his daughter carry out.
In a while within the present, Willow and her brother Jaden carried out their “Summertime in Paris” collaboration.
In a separate put up he made the next day, the Academy Award-winning actor highlighted one other section from Willow’s efficiency, writing within the caption: ” I can’t cease crying.”