…Spotify’s listeners in Nigeria continue to show appetite for local hits
It’s been a great summer for Nigerian artists on Spotify, with the last three months showing that music lovers nationwide prefer listening to songs by local artists during the season.
With global acceptance of Nigerian music and artists growing by the day, it is not surprising that more and more Nigerians are turning to hits from home-grown artists on Spotify for listening pleasure.
Data from Spotify shows that in the last 90 days, nine local songs made the Top 10 most-streamed songs in Nigeria.
On top of the list is “Feeling” by Ladipo Eso popularly known as LADIPOE, followed by “Bounce” by Ruger and Olamide’s “Rock”. Fourth on the Top 10 list is WizKid’s “Essence” (feat. Justin Bieber & Tems), followed by “Soundgasm” by Rema, and “Understand” by Omah Lay.
“Nigerians’ support of homegrown talent has always been a joy to behold. It’s great to see that theme persevere and show up strong this summer!” said Phiona Okumu, Spotify Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa.
The only non-Nigerian song on the Top 10 list is “Dimension” by JAE5, the British-born Ghanaian Grammy Award-winning producer.
The track which features Skepta & Rema came in at seven. Completing the list were “Outside” by Buju, followed by Wizkid and Burna Boy’s “Ginger”, and “Monalisa” by Lojay.
Top 10 Most-streamed Songs in Nigeria:
1. LADIPOE – Feeling
2. Ruger -Bounce
3. Olamide – Rock
4. WizKid – Essence (feat. Justin Bieber & Tems)
5. Rema – Soundgasm
6. Omah Lay – Understand
7. JAE5 – Dimension (feat. Skepta & Rema)
8. Buju – Outside
9. WizKid – Ginger (feat. Burna Boy)
10. Lojay – Monalisa
