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Did You Know That Burna Boy is the most exported Nigerian artist of 2024 on Spotify

Olamond NaijaDecember 22, 2024

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Did You Know That Burna Boy is the most exported Nigerian artist of 2024 on Spotify

Grammy winner Burna Boy continues to reinforce himself as the leading Nigerian artist on the global front.

Spotify has released the data for the most streamed artists outside Nigeria in 2024.

On the list shared by Spotify, Grammy winner Burna Boy is the Nigerian artist with the most streams outside Nigeria. For the past couple of years, the hitmaker has been at the forefront of exporting Nigerian music globally.

Burna Boy‘s feat is a testament to his global popularity which has made him the only African artist with 3 albums surpassing over 500 million streams.

Did You Know That Burna Boy is the most exported Nigerian artist of 2024 on Spotify

Second on the list is Grammy-nominated star Ayra Starr who enjoyed a good year thanks to the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21’which enjoyed critical and commercial success.

The album features a star-studded lineup that includes Asake, Seyi Vibez, American singer Giveon and Coco Jones, and Brazilian star Aniita.

Rema is the third most exported Nigerian artist of 2024. His hit single ‘Calm Down’continues to enjoy global success, especially in the United States where it became the first African song to garner 1 billion streams.

This year, Rema released his sophomore LP ‘HEIS’ which is one of the most talked about albums of 2024. The album buoyed by its upper tempo arrangement, pulsating production, and aggressive chest thumping delivered the bit records ‘Ozeba’, ‘Hehehe’, and ‘Azaman’.

Tems (4) and Omah Lay (5) rounds off the top 5. Grammy winner Tems enjoyed a successful year on the global front with the release of her debut album ‘Born In The Wild’which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Global Album.