2021 will remain a legendary year in Afrobeats and also for Nigerian Artists. The post-meltdown year had businesses changing strategy, artists reinventing to stay alive and so many succumbing to the pressure.
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A month is already gone for this 2022, and we already have witnessed a number of top projects dropped from various Nigerian musicians.
Top 5 Nigerian music videos released in January 2022
1. Fireboy DML – Peru Remix ft Ed Sheeran
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy DML, has shared the release date for the much-anticipated remix of his smash hit, Peru which will feature British singer, Ed Sheeran.
It is already tagged the biggest as it has been a trending song globally, and the performance of its visuals tells it all – 26.5 million views within a month.
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2. Burna Boy – Ballon D’or ft Wizkid
Nigerian afro-fusion singer and songwriter, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy is here with a brand new joint tagged Ballon D’or (B.D’OR).
Visuals for this single named after a trophy awarded to the best male footballer in the world annually dropped on January 7, 2022, and have over 5.5 million views on YouTube, as at the time of going to press.
Nigerian fast-rising singer and songwriter, Michael Adebayo better known as Ruger came through with a brand new joint titled Snapchat.
The video released on January 6, 2022, has been received well, amassing over 2.6 YouTube views, and close to a month later, it is still among the trending for music on the American online video sharing platform.
4. Ayra Starr – Beggie Beggie featuring Ckay
Nigerian singer, songwriter, and model, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, came through with a brand new banger-tagged Beggie Beggie, a single take from her debut album ’19 & Dangerous’.
The video released on January 26, 2022, has surpassed a million views, within 6 days, an impressive number for a young singer.
5. Skiibii – Baddest Boy Remix ft Davido
‘Baddest Boy Remix’ became an instant hit from the day it was dropped. The remix also helped the original track housed in Skiibii’s EP ‘God Is Bigger Than Man’ come back to the limelight.
Visuals for the remix released on January 21, 2022, have reached an impressive 2 million views in 10 days.
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