Ayra Starr Makes History as first Nigerian female Singer with 1 Billion YouTube Views

Ayra Starr has become the first Nigerian female singer to hit 1 billion views on YouTube, surpassing Yemi Alade’s record of 805 million views.

Truth Live News reports that the 23-year-old songstress achieved this feat with her hit Grammy-nominated song ‘Rush’ garnering over 450 million views, leading the list of her most viewed content on the platform.

Following the career fest, Ayra Starr joins her male colleagues, including Burna Boy, Flavour, Wizkid, Davido, Rema, Ckay, Kizz Daniel, P-Square, Omah Lay, Fireboy, and Tekno, as one of the Nigerian artists to have surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.