{"id":97566,"date":"2022-01-24T15:10:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=97566"},"modified":"2022-01-26T18:35:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:35:24","slug":"nigerian-artists-to-watch-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/nigerian-artists-to-watch-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian artists to watch in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The year 2021 would be reckoned as one of the most remarkable years in the history of Nigerian music, as it takes center stage on globally recognized platforms across America, Europe like the Billboard 100, or Official UK Charts. Records like \u201cBloody Samaritan\u201d by Ayra Starr<\/a>, \u201cLove Nwantiti\u201d by CKay<\/a>, listed in our previous \u2018Artists to Watch<\/a>\u2019,  have soundtracked moments across the internet via platforms like Tiktok, that have helped herald the gospel of Nigerian music to a global audience. More of these artists including Ruger<\/a> and Zinoleesky have gone ahead to stake their claim at local and international levels. In that vein, we\u2019re using the early hours of 2022 to bring you up to speed on some Nigerian artists on the verge of global domination. More than ever, the Nigerian music scene is simmering with incredible talent and these artists have, in the past year, made statements assertive enough for us to bet on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some Nigerian artists to keep close eye on during the course of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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