Peruzzi, Zlatan and Shoday released “INFERNO” on October 29, and the song reached No. 6 on Apple Music’s Nigeria Most Played songs feed at its 20:01 UTC update that day. It also appeared at No. 4 on kworb’s Nigeria YouTube trending list in a snapshot marked October 29, 15:40 EDT. Those are early signs of attention on two different services, not a measure of total Nigerian streams or a prediction of next week’s official chart.
The business question is how quickly a coordinated release can turn interest into actual listening across platforms. The three artists share the recording’s lead billing on Apple Music, while the platform’s copyright line reads “Peruzzi, under exclusive license to ONErpm.” That identifies the release as a Peruzzi-led recording licensed to a distributor. It does not disclose the commercial terms, the master owner, or how revenue is divided among the performers.
A fast first day on Apple Music
The movement is visible in two independently read observations from October 29. TooXclusive reported earlier in the day that “INFERNO” had reached No. 14 on Apple Music Nigeria. Apple’s own Nigeria Most Played feed placed it sixth at its 20:01 UTC update. The two readings do not establish its starting position or the precise hours of each move, but they show it higher by the evening update. The Apple feed is a ranking, not a public stream-count report, so there is no sound basis for translating that move into plays, revenue or market share.
That evening Apple snapshot still had Seyi Vibez’s “Back 2 U” first and FOLA’s “miss u ii (nriri)” second. Asake and Blaqbonez’s “IKEBE 3000,” Seyi Vibez’s “GTA” and Asake’s “Forgiveness” filled the next three places. “INFERNO” was the highest-ranked track in that top six with an October 29 release date in Apple’s feed. This is a narrow comparison of that snapshot, not a claim that the record was Nigeria’s biggest new song across all services.
The video gives a second signal
Kworb’s Nigeria YouTube trending page placed an “INFERNO” upload fourth in its October 29 snapshot. That is a different kind of ranking from Apple’s Most Played songs feed: a trending video may draw viewers through a visual, search or recommendation, while Apple’s list reflects activity inside its music service. The two positions therefore support a modest conclusion: the release was being discovered in more than one setting on its first day. They cannot be added together into a combined audience figure.
Peruzzi and Shoday were also among the names visible on GetDayTrends’ Nigeria page during this run. That page measures discussion on X and says nothing on its own about what caused it. The actual release, Apple listing and YouTube appearance give firmer evidence than the trend page does. The public conversation may help a launch, but a social topic is not a substitute for platform performance.
What the release credits do, and do not, say
Apple Music lists the single with an October 29 release date and names Peruzzi, Zlatan and Shoday as artists. Okay News independently checked the Nigerian listing and ONErpm’s release page, which carries a 2:31 duration and links to music services. The release page is useful evidence that a distribution route was prepared. Apple’s exclusive-licence line tells readers more about how this specific recording reached stores than a generic claim that the three performers “signed” to ONErpm would. No public source reviewed for this piece states that Zlatan or Shoday made a new label deal.
A report from HypeTribe dated October 27 documents Peruzzi’s announced October 29 release date and a ONErpm presave link. The rollout had a destination for listeners before release day; by Thursday the same song had appeared in the Apple and YouTube observations above. That sequence is worth watching for managers planning a launch, though these snapshots do not prove the presave campaign caused the rankings.
What to watch next
The next useful checks are whether “INFERNO” holds its Apple position after the first-day rush, appears on a dated Spotify Nigeria daily chart after release, and reaches TurnTable’s Official Nigeria Top 100 when the next chart is published. TurnTable combines streaming and radio, so its result may differ from a single platform’s ranking. Our earlier look at FOLA and Seyi Vibez’s chart positions shows why those measures need to be read separately. For now, “INFERNO” has an identifiable first-day cross-platform signal and a clear distribution credit. The size and staying power of that audience remain open questions.
