Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has achieved a significant career milestone, surpassing 2 billion streams on Spotify. According to Kworb, a Spotify data aggregating platform, Starr reached this landmark on October 10, 2024.
Starr’s success comes after releasing her second album, “The Year I Turned 21,” which has garnered over 500 million Spotify streams. Her top-performing tracks include:
– “Rvssian’s Santa” (455 million streams)
– “Rush” (409 million streams)
– “Libianca’s People” (106 million streams)
– “Bloody Samaritan” (82 million streams)
With this achievement, Ayra Starr joins an elite group of Nigerian artists with over 2 billion Spotify streams, including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, CKay, Tems, and Davido.
The 22-year-old Grammy-nominated singer has had a remarkable 2024, earning four nominations at the 2024 MTV EMAs. She is set to compete for Best New Artist, Best African Act, Best Afrobeats Act, and Best Push.