{"id":97235,"date":"2025-10-06T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97235"},"modified":"2025-10-06T04:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:06:00","slug":"burna-boy-wizkid-ayra-starr-top-spotifys-2025-afrobeats-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97235","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ayra Starr top Spotify\u2019s 2025 Afrobeats list"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spotify has named Afrobeats star, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, as one of the top Afrobeats artists of the year.<\/p>\n

The list, unveiled by the streaming service in an Instagram post on Monday, is dominated by Nigerian artists.<\/p>\n

Ranked alongside Burna Boy are Divine Ikubor, known as Rema; Balogun Ayodeji, popularly called Wizkid; Ahmed Ololade, Asake, and Ayra Starr, as the only female artist on the latest ranking.<\/p>\n

Spotify posted:\u00a0 \u201cAfrobeats continues to expand its reach, with fans streaming artists such as #heisrema, #wizkidayo, and #burnaboygram from Nigeria to Brazil.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Check out some of the top songs, artists, and countries fuelling the genre\u2019s discovery and growth globally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The platform also unveiled the top Afrobeats songs on Spotify for 2025.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, top songs are Santa by Ayra Starr; Rauw Alejandro; and Rvssian; Shake It To The Max (FLY) \u2013 Remix by MOLY, Shenseea, Silent Addy, and Skillibeng; Calm Down (with Selena Gomez) by Rema, featuring Selena Gomez, WE PRAY by Burna Boy, Coldplay, Elyanna, Little Simz, and TINT; and People by Libianca.<\/p>\n

Spotify also said Afrobeats songs were most discovered in 2025 in the US, Brazil, France, the UK, Germany, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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