One of the Newest whizz kids on the Nigerian music scene, Khaid, has been featured by Apple Music in its Up Next emerging artist program.

On Wednesday 22 June 2022, Apple Music announced the Nigerian musician born Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon as the latest featured artiste in its Up Next emerging artist program in Nigeria.

The talented musician who is currently signed to Neville Records, a label owned by popular Nigerian comedian, Sydney Talker joins the likes of Ninety, Young Jonn, T.I Blaze, Browny Pondis, Ajebo Hustlers, Jaido P, Wavy The Creator and SGaWD as Apple Music’s featured Up Next emerging Artists from Nigeria.

Reacting to this milestone Khaid said: “I am so grateful and amazed with how far I have come and I am very excited to be an Apple Music Up Next artist and to see that my sound is being accepted globally. This encourages me more to make music for everyone, everywhere around the globe. As I said, I am diverse and I still maintain my ground. Diversity is the vision”.

The singer who is well-versed in the Afrofusion subgenre rose to the limelight with his debut single ‘With You‘. He followed it up with ‘SKI‘ and later released his debut EP titled ‘Diversity‘ on May 27, 2022.

Stream ‘With You’ here: