Nigerian musicians earned more than ₦60 billion from streams on Spotify in 2025, according to the platform’s latest transparency report on music streaming revenues.
The figure was revealed in the “Loud & Clear” annual report released in Lagos on Monday, highlighting the increasing global demand for Nigerian music and its growing commercial value.
The report shows that revenue generated by Nigerian artistes on Spotify has surged by over 140 percent within the last two years, reflecting expanding international listenership and stronger digital monetisation for the country’s music industry.
According to Spotify, Nigerian artistes recorded approximately 30.3 billion streams in 2025, translating into more than 1.6 billion hours of listening time on the platform.
The report also revealed that Nigerian music attracted significant new audiences, with songs by Nigerian artistes being discovered by first-time listeners more than 1.3 billion times during the year. This represents a 26 percent increase compared with 2024.
Within Nigeria itself, local musicians continued to dominate streaming charts.
Spotify disclosed that Nigerian artistes accounted for over 80 percent of songs appearing on the Spotify Nigeria Daily Top 50 chart in 2025, indicating the strong influence of homegrown talent on the country’s listening trends.
Domestic streaming of Nigerian music also recorded a 170 percent year-on-year increase, demonstrating the rising popularity of local content among listeners.
Speaking on the development, Jocelyn Muhutu-Remy, Managing Director for Africa at Spotify, said Nigeria’s music industry remains one of the most influential creative markets globally.
She noted that Nigerian artistes are expanding their international reach while simultaneously strengthening their fan base within the country.
Muhutu-Remy explained that the Loud & Clear report aims to provide deeper insight into how streaming platforms support artistes in building sustainable music careers.
The report further showed strong growth among emerging and independent creators.
Local streams for Nigerian female artistes increased by 55 percent, while streams of independent Nigerian musicians rose by 75 percent within the same period.
In addition, independent artistes and labels received about 58 percent of royalties generated by Nigerian musicians on Spotify in 2025.
Spotify also revealed that nearly 2,000 Nigerian artistes were added to its editorial playlists during the year, helping to expand their global reach.
Globally, Nigerian music featured in around 320 million user playlists, while more than 12 million playlists created in Nigeria included songs by local artistes.
Overall, Spotify users worldwide created over 60 million playlists featuring Nigerian artistes in 2025.
The report added that the fastest-growing music genres on Spotify in Nigeria over the last five years include pop urbane, alternative pop, anime-inspired sounds, emo, and drill.
Muhutu-Remy said the data shows that Nigerian musicians are steadily increasing their economic impact on the global music market through streaming platforms
