Nigerian Afropop star Ayra Starr has topped Billboard’s latest new music poll with her third studio album, Starrgirl.
The 16-track project emerged as listeners’ favourite new release in a poll conducted by Billboard, finishing ahead of new music from artists including KATSEYE, Phoebe Bridgers, Troye Sivan and Becky G.
Starrgirl secured more than 87 per cent of the votes when the poll closed on Sunday, August 16, giving the Nigerian singer a strong showing among a field of international releases.
The album follows Starr’s 2024 project, The Year I Turned 21, and features collaborations with Wizkid, Zayn, Rema, Leon Thomas and Danny Ocean. It also includes her recent single “Tornado” and her Grammy-nominated collaboration with Wizkid, “Gimme Dat”.
Starr has described Starrgirl as a reflection of her personal growth, saying her time in New York helped her embrace a more relaxed and complete version of herself.
The singer also said the project explores the process of unlearning expectations placed on young Black and African women.
