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Burger King uses Ghanaian musician Moliy’s viral song Shake It The Max in their latest advertisement

By Portia Arthur,Samuel Obour

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Burger King uses Ghanaian musician Moliy’s viral song Shake It The Max in their latest advertisement

Ghanaian musician Moliy has landed another deal after Burger King featured her song in their new advertisementThe viral advert featured a group of teenagers who sampled food from the 1990s to the 2020s while jamming to songs from those erasGhanaian musician Reggie Rockstone and others have congratulated Moliy on her new career breakthrough

Ghanaian-American musician Moliy Ama Montgomery, popularly known as Moliy, has made headlines after her new collaboration with Burger King.

The Shake It To The Max hitmaker shared the news on her social media after her record-breaking song was featured in a global video advertisement.

Burger King uses Moliy’s song for their advertisement

Ghanaian musician Moliy has been named among global stars from Africa after American multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, Burger King, used her song, which resonates with the youth, for their advertisement.

In a viral video, a group of vibrant and fashionable youth sampled meals from their eras while jamming to Moliy’s viral summer song.

Ghanaian musician Moliy shared the viral video on her Instagram page with this caption:

“So cute 🤭 Issa Shake it to the max summer in the new @burgerking ad! Previewed live at the @vmas ! my first sync for the original shake it to the max with @silentaddy ❤️ and featuring @loveisland “s @realacegreene.”

Burger King hypes Moliy to the world

Some music lovers and fans of the young Ghanaian musician have congratulated her, while others applauded the sound engineer and other key players who contributed to the success of the song.

YEN.com.gh has compiled some reactions below:

Iamblackway stated:

“🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂 I was waiting for this one.”

sgawd01 stated:

“Shaking my way to the double whopper 😂😂😂.”

Teflon zinc fence stated:

“God never stop working 🥂🌍🔥.”

dedukeosy stated:

“💸💸 love that for you 🔥.”

Jamaican dancehall queens stated:

“Congrats baby girl🎉🎈🍾🎊.”

formofeve stated:

“I wish you were in it 😍.”

Sadetonia stated:

“You deserve your spotlight sis.”

therealrazorb stated:

“All u need is 1 song and your life can change 👏.., so proud and happy for any person who get this opportunity 🙏🏾 stay focus #shakeittothemax.”

itstwizzler stated:

“You deserve the VMAs 😍😍😍buh regardless u shine.”

The Instagram video is below:

Moliy performs at the 2025 BET Awards

Ghanaian musician Moliy made history as the first Ghanaian artist to perform at the BET Awards preshow in a viral video.

She wowed the fans with her unique stage craft, electrifying performance and stylish look at the star-studded event.

Moliy’s most-talked-about performance on June 9, 2025, proved she is a global music star, particularly within the vibrant genres of Afrobeats and dancehall.

The Instagram video is below:

5 things to know about musician Moliy

Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote a feature about how Ghanaian musician Moliy became a global star within a few months.

Ghanaian musician Moliy’s hit song Shake It to the Max, which made her a superstar, was produced by Jamaican-born Silent Addy and released in 2024.

The report only highlighted how Moliy started a music career as a hobby after completing school.

Source: YEN.com.gh