Afro pop Princess, Tyla , left her mark in 2023 as her hit single ‘Water’ became the most streamed afrobeat song on Spotify.
Water debuted in July and has since become the song of 2023. The melodic song also earned a spot on the Billboard Top Global 200 list. On the Music platform, Spotify Water has gained over 124 million streams. According to Charts Africa, the most streamed Afrobeats Songs on Spotify in 2023 so far are
Water-124 million
Unavailable- 96 million
This Year (Blessings)- 84 million
Soweto Rmx- 75 million
Charm- 70million
People- 62 million
City Boys- 55 million
Amapiano- 36 million
Party No Dey Stop- 33 million
Lonely At The Top- 33 million
Holiday- 32 million
Sittin’ On Top Of The World- 32 million
Feel- 33 million
Gwagwalada- 31 million
Sability- 31 million
Reason-29 million
Tyla has also been nominated for Best New Artist at the BET Soul Train Awards. Other nominees for this category are Ayra Starr, Ambre, Coco Jones, Flo, Doechii, Wanmor, and Friday.
The rise of”Water” also lifts Tyla’s fortunes on the Billboard Artist 100, where she jumped from 72 to 58 in her second week on the 100-position list, which measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption.
