She’s not your average girl. She’s a billion-view boss.
Ayra Starr just entered music royalty territory. The 21-year-old Mavin Records star has officially become the first Nigerian female artist to hit 1 billion views on YouTube—and she did it on her own terms, in her own genre-defying, boundary-breaking style.
Let that sink in: one billion. A Seat at the Billionaire Table. With this milestone, Ayra joins the upper echelon of Nigerian music greats—Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, and Rema—all billion-view hitters who’ve redefined the sound and scope of Afrobeats. But what makes this moment hit harder? She’s the first woman from Nigeria to do it.
And leading the charge? Her Grammy-nominated mega hit “Rush,” now sitting comfortably at over 450 million views. The track didn’t just go global—it went platinum in the UK, becoming one of the most viewed Afrobeats music videos ever by a Nigerian woman.
If you thought 2024 was her prime, 2025 is proof she’s just getting started. From taking home two MOBO Awards to snatching another Headies win (Best R&B Single for her Giveon collab “Last Heartbreak Song”), Ayra has turned award stages into her personal runway.
She also dropped “Gimme Dat” featuring Wizkid—a sultry, nostalgic bop that samples Wyclef Jean’s “Diallo” and “911.” Basically? She’s feeding both the charts and the culture.
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