Ayra Starr has opened up about the inspiration behind her recent music and what fans can expect from her highly anticipated third album, in a new interview on The Dotty Show on Apple Music.
Speaking on her 2025 hit ‘Hot Body,’ the Nigerian superstar said the record was born from a desire to make music rooted in her own experiences, a conscious return to authenticity after feeling creatively disconnected.
“At one point, I feel like I wasn’t releasing music from my experiences, and it kind of felt detached from the art,” she said. “I want to sing about where I am presently. I’m becoming a woman. I’m owning businesses. I’m doing all of these things. Like, look what a hot body can do.”
The multi-award-winner added that confidence in the song came early, long before its release. “Even before I released it, when I posted it on TikTok and Instagram, the reaction already — I was like, I have one. Another one, thank you,” she said. She also performed the track live with Coldplay, the very week it dropped.
Her latest single, ‘Tornado’, follows in a similar spirit, a celebration of confidence and femininity. “I love to make songs that I feel good getting ready to before I go out at night. I feel sexy, and I was like, yeah, wind like a tornado,” she explained.
On ‘Starr Girl’ as a whole, the Grammy-nominated singer is promising surprises. “Once you expect me to do something, I want to do the absolute opposite. Just expect me to exist in multitudes,” she said.
- The album is set for release on August 14 and will include her Grammy-nominated single ‘Gimme Dat’ featuring Wizkid, ‘Who’s Dat Girl’ featuring Rema, and ‘Hot Body.’ Afrobeats star Asake has also been confirmed as a guest artist.
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