Chef 187 new album hits 5m views – rakes in $11,000? Zambia’s top music artist Chef 187 new album “Broke Nolumkumbwa” has hit and set a new record with his latest indicative streams hitting 5 million on Boomplay streaming platform In the business of music production, after the demise of CDs, launching on streaming platform apart from holding roadshows is now among the top ways to make money out of a musicians talent.

Many are asking, with 5 million streams, how much has Chef 187 made? Well, the exact number can only be calculated based on the deal he has signed with the platform. Another factor is how many Zambians and indeed fans around the world that are streaming his latest album are actually paid subscribers of Boom play or merely streaming for free.

One popular Nigerian music blog has revealed that the average earnings on boom play per stream is about 1 Naira. So for 5 million streams, Chef 187 earnings can be projected to translate to 5 million Naira which translates to about $11,000 which in Kwacha is about K205,000. The above is an estimate and the actual can be more or less depending on whether their is a special deal or not.