‘She knew me’ – Ayra Starr speaks on meeting Rihanna

By Taiwo Okanlawon

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr has relished her meeting with Barbadian superstar, Rihanna.

The ‘Rush’ crooner revealed that she was surprised that the billionaire Grammy-winning singer knew her.

In a recent chat with BuzzFeed, Ayra Starr said, “My biggest celeb story is Rihanna. I met Rihanna about two weeks ago.

“I went to the Authentic Woman event in London. It was amazing; I got to meet Rihanna. Do you know how crazy that is? And she loves me, she knew me that was the most amazing part of it. She knew me. It was so amazing.”

Rihanna offered to collaborate with Ayra Starr during their meeting at the Authentic Woman event in the UK.

The mother of two expressed strong desire to work with Ayra Starr and Tems on a song.

In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan UK, Ayra Starr said her dream music collaboration is Rihanna, Drake, Burna Boy, Beyoncé, Victoria Monét, Rema, Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar, and Tyler The Creator.

Ayra Starr released ‘Rush’, a track off her debut album ‘19 & Dangerous’, in September 2022.

The song was nominated in the maiden ‘Best African Music Performance’ category at this year’s Grammy Awards.

The songstress, who had prepared her acceptance speech in case her hit single ‘Rush’ won the maiden ‘Best African Music Performance’ category, however, lost to Tyla, the South African singer.

Starr recently told the Grammys that her family is proud of her personality.

Ayra Starr became a viral sensation after releasing ‘Bloody Samaritan’, a track off her debut album ‘19 & Dangerous’.