Spotify, a global music streaming platform, has announced Nigerian music sensations, Ayra Starr and Tems, as the most streamed Nigerian artistes globally.
This was disclosed by Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos on Wednesday, July 10.Okumu said both Tems and Ayra Starr were part of Spotify’s music global impact list for the top 30 artistes who had gained the biggest global numbers for the first half of 2024.
According to her, Luciano and Omah Lay’s Another Vibe came fourth; Savage and Burna Boy’s Metro Booming Just Like Me clinched the fifth most streamed while Tyla and Tems’s No.1 came sixth.
“Spotify has unveiled its global Impact List in Nigeria, recognising the top 30 tracks from Nigeria with the biggest global impact on Spotify over the first half of 2024.“The list recognises Nigerian tracks that have had the most listens from outside Nigeria in the first half of 2024, and were released between January 1 and June 30.