Ayra Starr compares Nigeria to United Kingdom

By Taiwo Okanlawon

Afrobeats singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, also known as Ayra Starr has said that Nigeria and the United Kingdom are very much alike.

According to Mavin Records signee, Nigerian and British cultures are “very similar.”

The Commas crooner stated this in a recent interview with Capital Xtral, London.

“I feel like the UK is very similar to Nigeria. The culture is not much different,” she said.

Starr also spoke about her just-concluded tour with Chris Brown.

“Going on tour with Chris Brown was eye-opening,” she said.

The singer said she wished she wrote ‘B**ch Better Have My Money’ by Rihanna and ‘Snooze’ SZA.

She also said she would like to relocate to New York.

Ayra Starr who recently dropped her album ‘The Year I Turned 21’, became a viral sensation after releasing her hit track ‘Bloody Samaritan’ in 2021.

The same year she released her debut studio album “19 and Dangerous” and it included her other chart-topping songs “Away,” “Rush” and “Bloody Samaritan,” which she later remixed with American singer, Kelly Rowland.

With numerous awards and accolades, Starr has become one of the continent’s fastest-rising artistes.

She was among the Nigerian music stars nominated for this year’s Grammy Awards.

“Rush” earned her a first Grammy nomination in the Best African Music Performance category, making her the youngest Nigerian female artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award in that category.

The music star, however, lost to Tyla, the South African singer.