DJ Tunez and Wizkid, pictured together ahead of the release of their new single 'State of Mind' on May 15, 2026. The Afrobeats track produced by Ozedikus and DJ Tunez pulled over 707,000 Spotify streams in its first day, debuting inside the Nigerian top five.
It took less than an hour for 'State of Mind' to announce itself. Within sixty minutes of its release on May 15, the new single from DJ Tunez and Wizkid had already crossed 40,000 streams on Spotify. By the time the first day was done, that number had grown to 707,227.
The figures place the track among the fastest-moving Afrobeats releases of the year so far, and they reflect the scale of anticipation that had been building around another collaboration between two of Nigeria's most consistent names in music. DJ Tunez, Wizkid's longtime DJ and a formidable producer in his own right, joined forces with beatmaker Ozedikus to craft a record that arrived sounding exactly like the moment called for smooth, self-assured and immediately familiar without ever feeling predictable.
'State of Mind' was released through BT Music and carries a theme that fits Wizkid's artistic identity almost too perfectly. The song is built around the idea of maintaining clarity and peace amid the noise of success, staying grounded when everything around you is pulling for your attention. It is not a complicated message, but in Wizkid's hands it rarely needs to be. His melodic delivery floats across the production with the kind of effortless confidence that has made him one of Afrobeats' most enduring figures, and fans recognised it immediately.
On Spotify Nigeria, the track debuted at number four on the Daily Top Songs chart, with 376,123 of its first-day streams coming from Nigerian listeners alone. On Apple Music Nigeria it entered at number eleven. The numbers are still climbing as the song finds new audiences across streaming platforms and continues to benefit from the social media momentum that accompanied its release.
That momentum has been hard to miss. Wizkid FC, the singer's devoted fanbase, flooded timelines from the moment the track dropped, sharing lyrics, celebrating the production and pushing the song into trending conversations across platforms. TikTok challenges built around the record began appearing within hours. Fan-made blends circulated widely. The response has been the kind that labels and artists rarely manufacture and cannot fully control it comes from a genuine connection between a song and the people who were already waiting for it.
It is worth noting what this release represents in the context of the relationship between these two artists. DJ Tunez and Wizkid have collaborated repeatedly over the years, producing records that have found their way into both the club and the everyday rotation of Nigerian music listeners. That familiarity breeds a particular kind of comfort in the studio, and it shows in the result. 'State of Mind' does not sound like two people trying to recreate something. It sounds like two people who know exactly what they are doing when they work together.
Whether the song has the legs to become one of the defining Afrobeats singles of the coming months will depend on how it travels beyond its initial audience. The first-day numbers are strong, but the test of a record in the streaming era is what happens in week two, week three and beyond, when the launch energy fades and only the music is left to do the work.
On the evidence of 707,000 streams in under twenty-four hours, 'State of Mind' has made a convincing opening argument.
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