Kes’ Debut Single “Cocoa Tea” Tops Charts and Streaming Platforms
Kes’ debut single for Carnival 2025, “Cocoa Tea”, has topped the US iTunes Reggae chart as well as several streaming platforms, charts, and playlists in the US and other nations in the area.
The Song’s Success
The song was published on November 15, right before the South Trinidadian brothers’ band left on their third yearly East Coast Tour of the United States.
Initial Tour Success
In the first two weeks of the band’s November 24–December 5, 2024, tour, which rocked sold-out venues in Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Silver Springs, Maryland, Norfolk, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, the song’s lyric video on the band’s YouTube channel exploded to 1,000,000 views, and the song was added to thousands of streaming playlists.
Adam Gross’ Update
“Cocoa Tea came out three weeks ago and the numbers that it is doing are unprecedented for any Soca record and are the best numbers any Kes song has ever done out the gate, as it looks to hopefully be the biggest Kes record of all time!” he noted.
Adding, “The song has three million plays including 1.9 million on YouTube over 400,000 on Spotify, and almost 500,000 on Apple Music. On YouTube, it is still doing over 125,000 plays a day without an official music video. It’s number three on Toronto’s local pulse Spotify chart and sits at the top of Shazam charts in 20 different places.”
Song’s Popularity on TikTok
The song is going viral on TikTok where it has been used in 66,000 different videos including 32,000 using the original sound. All of that together bringing in 61 million views on the song on TikTok, he noted.
Kees Dieffenthaller’s Reaction
Lead vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller thanked all of the band’s friends and admirers when the YouTube video reached one million views in a single week. He recalled a period when the band was struggling to even receive radio in Trinidad and Tobago and Kees was not a household name throughout the diaspora.
He stated, “Real views. A million views, two weeks! Yuh know ah remember de days when we used to get a lotta trouble to get even airplay, so I give thanks for the day to see this. Thank you for the support, thank you for the love of the song and yo, this is the mission: we’ spreading this to the world, thank you very much!”
Upcoming Events
On November 18, the band made limited pre-sale tickets available online at kestheband.com and izwefestival.com. They will commemorate their 20th anniversary at IZWE 2025, which is set for February 25 at Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
Stay Connected
For the most recent information, follow @kesofficial on TikTok and @kesthebandofficial on Instagram.
Conclusion
Kes’ debut single “Cocoa Tea” has achieved unprecedented success, topping charts and streaming platforms worldwide. The song’s popularity on TikTok has also been immense, with over 61 million views. The band’s upcoming events, including their 20th anniversary celebration at IZWE 2025, are highly anticipated.
FAQs
* When was the song “Cocoa Tea” released?
+ November 15, 2024
* How many views did the song’s lyric video gain in the first two weeks of the band’s tour?
+ 1,000,000
* What is the current ranking of the song on Toronto’s local pulse Spotify chart?
+ Number three
* How many different videos on TikTok use the original sound of the song?
+ 32,000
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