Stonebwoy Tops Radio with 989 Spins, Dominates Ghana, Nigeria, UK, US, France

Stonebwoy was the most-played Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall artist on radio in February 2026, logging 989 spins in Ghana while the same radio-monitoring report said he dominated charts in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States and France. The February airplay peak anchors a run of milestones that surfaced around his birthday, and industry observers are noting the breadth of those claims.

Birthday tributes circulated as he turned 38 on 5 March 2026 and highlighted several career figures: 850M+ streams, a BET Award and what the tributes called record TGMA wins. Those items were presented in the same set of tributes that accompanied the radio figures, and together they framed the radio lead as part of a career milestone moment for the Ashaiman-born artist.

The artist behind the name is Livingstone Etse Satekla, also known as 1GAD. He was born 5 March 1988 in Ashaiman, Ghana and traces origin to Alakple-Anloga, Ghana. Sources list his genres as Afropop, Afrobeats, Dancehall and Reggae, and they show his years active as 2009–present. Labels associated with him include Burniton Music Group, Def Jam Africa and Ada Music.

Stonebwoy’s relationship with Def Jam was made public in an item titled Stonebwoy announces partnership with Def Jam Records, a development that pre-dates the February airplay surge and signals ongoing international label ties. That Def Jam partnership appears alongside the longstanding Burniton Music Group imprint on listings of his labels.

His award record is extensive in the supplied material. He was credited with major wins at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards, and by January 2020 was reported as the only Ghanaian act to receive two Billboard plaques. He took the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Favorite African Star award in 2019, and AFRIMA listings show a Reggae/Dancehall win noted as a third time in 2019, with a fourth AFRIMA Reggae & Dancehall award reported in November 2021. He also appears on winner lists for the 2018 3 Music Awards and the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, and an archived page lists him as Best Male Artist for AEAUSA. A public endorsement in past coverage captured the claim, “Stonebwoy Is The Best Dancehall Artiste In Ghana – Obaapa Christy.”

The February radio figures give concrete local momentum: 989 spins in Ghana is the explicit airplay count in the report. The same report’s statement that he was dominating charts in Nigeria, the UK, the US and France did not include specific spin totals for those territories in the materials supplied, so the Ghana number remains the clearest documented airplay metric available here.

Taken together, the radio lead, the birthday-highlighted streaming and award claims, and the existing record of AFRIMA, Billboard and national award wins underscore Stonebwoy’s continued prominence across reggae and dancehall markets at home and abroad. The February data and the recent birthday tributes position him as a focal point for Ghanaian reggae/dancehall on radio and streaming as he moves forward in 2026.