Afrobeat also known as Afro-pop is the music genre of most of the African and Nigerian singers. The Nigerian singers have well adapted to the Afrobeat music genre to produce some of the best songs known to the public. Today’s time is the emerging time for Nigerian singers and as the Afrobeat music genre is loved by the population and the Nigerian singers are well appreciated and recognized internationally.
In this blog, we have tried to cover the top 5 Nigerian singers and musicians from the genre of Afrobeat or Afro-pop. Here you can also find details about some of the most popular, most streamed, and most loved songs by those singers.
The list of the top 5 best musicians and singers in Nigeria includes popular names such as Burna Boy, Rema, Davido, Wizkid, and Olamide. Read on to know more about them:
1. Rema:
Rema is a very popular name on stage and internationally. In recent times he has gained tremendous recognition and popularity, all thanks to his some of the best hits of all time. This 23-year-old has gone on to set and break many records for his all-time hit song “Calm Down”. He collaborated with Selena Gomez for a remix of Calm Down, and the song has set the record for the most streamed song on Spotify.
2. Burna Boy:
Burna Boy is among the top 3 most streamed Nigerian artists on Spotify. His famous songs include “It’s Pretty”, “Location”, among others. However “ African Giant” was his most streamed album in year 2019 followed by “Love, Damini”
3. Wizkid:
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun professionally and on stage goes by the name Wizkid. He has collaborated with Hollywood singers and artists to give some of the all-time hits. Among his many songs a few most popular ones are Call Me every day, Essence which features Justin Bieber and Tems, 2 Sugar, and many others.
4. Olamide:
Olamide is the most influential music artist in Nigeria. He is the supporting bone to the debut of many Nigerian artists in the industry. Olamide is known to produce some really beautiful songs such as Amapiano, Infinity (featuring CKAY), New Religion (2023), and Trumpet (in collaboration with Olamide). H has collaborated with other Nigerian singers to produce some of the best songs known to people.
5. Davido:
Davido is a very popular name among Nigerian singers and artists. This American-Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer have himself created some of the best albums and music ever heard. His latest album “Timeless” has received huge appreciation and its song are among the latest most streamed songs of Davido. He is known to be very creative and spectacular in composing music in the Afrobeat genre.
Thanks to these Nigerian singers and musicians carry out and spread to the world the heritage and cultural music of Africa. They make the country and world proud of the outcome and result. Several more songs are composed and produced by these individuals which are popular but the above-mentioned has a different feeling altogether.