Jay Rox and Drimz Bashi Lota are the latest Zambian music sensations to join the YouTube million views club with Jay Rox’s Hit remix “Distance” and “Effort” by Drimz respectively.
With the gradual transition to digitalisation ,and artistes profiting from streams it’s becoming important to have a lot of views with artistes asking fans to subscribe to their YouTube channels.
A monetized YouTube channel gets for 1 million views — between $2,000 and $40,000 (4 creators)
Some of the notable Zambian artistes with over a million views include Roberto, Afunika, Yo Maps, Mampi and Macky 2 , with Kay Figo holding the record for the most views as her song “Kanyelele” got 9.5 million views..