Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter Ayra Starr has released her first single of the year, ‘All The Love’.
No one captures the feeling of being in love quite like Ayra Starr. On ‘All The Love’, she delivers a heartwarming vocal masterpiece over an uplifting instrumental,immersing listeners in the different colours of her voice as she sings about one of the purest forms of love. The lyrics are straight out of the lover girl playbook, catchy and profound in the most disarming way. Ayra Starr’s knack for unravelling the different dimensions of love through her music is very apparent on this record, which promises to be a fan favourite.
“‘All the Love’ is about self-love. I recorded it with that in mind, and I hope this is what my fans feel when they listen to this song,” Ayra Starr said.
‘All The Love’ comes after what has been a prolific year for the Nigerian superstar, who recently concluded a sold-out tour with Coldplay in Australia and New Zealand. Her global smash hit ‘Rush’ has officially surpassed 1 billion streams across all platforms, while her critically acclaimed sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 was the most streamed Afrobeats album on Spotify in 2024. She also won two major awards at the African Entertainment Awards USA 2024, bringing home the title of Overall Best Female Artist in Africa and Best Female Artist in Central and West Africa.
After the release of The Year I Turned 21, Ayra Starr has collaborated with Canadian singer AP Dhillon on ‘Bora Bora’ and the iconic British rock band Coldplay on their uplifting single ‘Good Feelings’.
Since announcing herself in the music world, Ayra Starr has gone on to be part of chart-topping collaborations, recording multiple VMA nominations and winning Female Artist of the Year at the Headies and AFRIMMA awards. She became the youngest African female artist to surpass 100 million views on YouTube with ‘Rush’, which is also the most streamed solo song by a female Nigerian artist on Spotify.
In 2023, she became the youngest Nigerian artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance. With over 4 billion career streams to her name as of 2024, Ayra Starr remains a force to be reckoned with.
