Spotify Unveils Top Female Afrobeats Artist of the Year

Spotify has unveiled the most-streamed female Afrobeats artist in the last 12 months, celebrating the genre's rapid rise and global influence. Ayra Starr emerged as the top female Afrobeats artist on the platform, reflecting the evolution of Afrobeats into a worldwide cultural movement.

Spotify's Afrobeats Culture in Motion project aims to showcase the genre's transformation and the artists driving its momentum, with a focus on the genre's growth and impact over the past five years. The platform also launched a documentary titled "Culture Motion" to spotlight the next wave of Afrobeats stars and their boundary-pushing contributions to the genre.