More
    HomeEntertainmentBurna Boy, Rema lead Spotify’s list of most-streamed afrobeats stars

    Burna Boy, Rema lead Spotify’s list of most-streamed afrobeats stars

    Published on

    Following Nigeria’s Independence Day celebrations, the list comes with a few surprises as it features the same familiar names leading the global exportation of Nigerian music. Spotify shared the most-streamed Afrobeats songs of 2025 so far. The songs on the list will particularly raise concerns about what informs the categorisation of a song as Afrobeats.

    Burna Boy might have vehemently refused to be described as an Afrobeats artist, but he has enough numbers to top the list of the most-streamed Afrobeats stars of 2025 globally. Unsurprisingly, Rema is second on the list after enjoying a busy year with the release of multiple singles, even as his global smash hit Calm Down continues to enjoy international success. So far, 2025 has been a Wizkid year. The Afrobeats icon has been on a collaborative run with a series of chart singles that have combined to make him the third most-streamed Afrobeats star of 2025 globally.

    Asake makes an expected appearance as the fourth most-streamed Afrobeats artist globally in 2025. His run of three single releases, collaborations with Young Jonn and Olamide, and his catalogue were sufficient to earn him a place on the list. Grammy-nominated star Ayra Starr is the only female star on the list as she rounds off the top five most-streamed Afrobeats artists of 2025 globally. Her hit single Hot Body has been one of Afrobeats’ biggest exports of the year.

    Latest articles

    ‘I don’t intend to step down for anyone,’ Atiku dismisses reports

      Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, stated that “he does not intend...

    Umahi decries appalling federal roads’ condition in Edo

      The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Thursday, lamented the appalling condition of...

    Illegal schools: Ebonyi govt arrests 88 proprietors, teachers

        The Ebonyi State Government has arrested no fewer than 88 proprietors and teachers for...

    Edo NSCDC Commandant slumps, dies at event in Benin

      The Commandant of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

    More like this

    ‘I don’t intend to step down for anyone,’ Atiku dismisses reports

      Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, stated that “he does not intend...

    Umahi decries appalling federal roads’ condition in Edo

      The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Thursday, lamented the appalling condition of...

    Illegal schools: Ebonyi govt arrests 88 proprietors, teachers

        The Ebonyi State Government has arrested no fewer than 88 proprietors and teachers for...