Oyogist has learned that Popular streaming platform, Spotify has revealed that Fireboy’s DML Peru is currently the most-streamed song in Nigeria.
Peru was followed by Monalisa- Lojay and Sarz, then Feeling by Buju and LADIPOE in third.
Omah Lay’s Understand was the fourth most streamed track, with High by Adekunle Gold closing off the top five local songs.
Nigerian artistes dominated the local music scene, with WizKid, Burna Boy, DaVido, Buju (now known as BNXN), and Olamide topping the five most-streamed local artists.
Worldwide, Nigerian music is growing in popularity, too. Data on local genres being exported across the globe reveals that 30 per cent of the Nigerian Alte genre is being streamed in the U.S., with a growth of more than 200 per cent over the past year.
Additionally, over 40 per cent of Afropop from Nigeria is streamed in the U.S., U.K., and France.
