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  • Nigerian artiste, Ayra Starr features American pop star Kelly Rowland on new song

    Nigerian artiste, Ayra Starr features American pop star Kelly Rowland on new song

    Music revelation  Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr has done remix of her hit song Bloody Samaritan featuring American pop star Kelly Rowland.

    Recall that the duo hinted on the collaboration in January 2022 following Ghanaian-American author, Larry Ossei-Mensah appealed to both of them to do a song together.

    Mensah posted a video of himself  on Instagram driving and vibing to the songs from the stereo in his car, he tagged both Ayra Starr and Kelly Rowland with the caption “I need this collaboration to happen for the culture, please!”

    Rowland and Starr both reposted the video on their Instagram page assuring fans that they were interested in working together.

    On Tuesday,  Ayra Starr shared a picture of herself and Rowland on her Instagram page, confirming the release of the remix.

    “Super excited to share this with you all. Someone I’ve always wanted to work with and it’s on my song Bloody Samaritan…the beautiful legend @kellyrowland out tomorrow!!!” she wrote in the caption

    Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 14 June 2002), known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer. Born in Cotonou, Republic du Benin.

    Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue music. After covering several songs by popular artists on Instagram, she posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. This brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy, and led to her signing to Mavin Records

  • Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr reveals what keeps her going

    Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr reveals what keeps her going

    Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has revealed what keeps her going.

    In an interview, Ayra Starr recalled that in the early days of her career, she used to attend parties she was not invited to.

    Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr reveals what keeps her going

    In her words: “I grew up in different cities—Lagos, Abuja (Nigeria), and Cotonou (Republic of Benin) and it has helped me to infuse different energies into my sound. Cotonou is like a beach; very calm and serene. It is a place where one can get one’s mind together.

    “For creatives like me, Lagos just feels like home. Something is always going on. There is always one party somewhere. I even used to go to parties I was not invited to. There is something about the commotion and the vibe; as if everything is happening at once. It seems like everybody understands the struggle, and they are all working hard.”

    Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr reveals what keeps her going
    Ayra Starr

    The singer also maintained that she always knew music would change her life someday.
    She said, “Ever since I was a child, I knew that one day, music would change my whole life. Growing up, I knew I was going to be a musician. I did not know when or how it would happen, but I knew it would eventually happen.
    “Even when I was around six or seven years old, I used to argue with choir members in church whenever they said I could not be the lead singer. I used to tell them that when I became a super star, they would not be able to tell me that.”

    Speaking on what keeps her going, Ayra Starr, who recently clinched the ‘Viewer’s Choice Awards’ at The Headies said, “The things that have kept me going are God, my family and my friends. Also, I met some amazing people in my label (Mavin Records). It is not just about work; they are my family.”