Nigerian Grammy-nominated female pop singer, Ayra Starr has revealed one of the American best pop singers ever Rihanna as her “greatest inspiration”.
She has always said she would want to work with the American singer. On January 30th, in an interview with OAP Dotun on Cool FM 96.9 Lagos, she listed the Barbadian singer amongst many American artists she would dream of working with;
According to her, Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ is the greatest album ever. In a Rolling Stone interview on the Grammy Red Carpet going viral on the X app, the Nigerian singer said Rihanna’s eighth studio album is the greatest album ever. She went ahead to praise the American-Barbadian while calling her inspiration.
Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ is the album I can put on repeat for life. I love Rihanna. She is my greatest inspiration. She is my matriarch. She is my queen.
Her album ‘Anti’ is timeless. I listen to it always. The more I listen to it, the more I understand it.
I love it so much. What I heard from Rihanna is being myself, and understanding myself; whatever works for me is fine, some things don’t work for me, but it’s fine. I’m just going to be myself in every situation.
Ayra Starr said
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The Grammy nominee who lost her category to South African’s Tyla, is a sensation in the ears of Africa and the world at large.