Spotify has chosen Nigerian recording artist Brazy as its EQUAL Africa artist for April 2025.
The choice highlights Brazy as one of many daring new voices shaping the way forward for African music.
“Brazy represents the type of expertise EQUAL was created for,” Spotify head of music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, stated. “She’s fearless, artistic and uniquely herself. We’re excited to assist her journey and introduce her to a good wider viewers.”
Brazy grew up in Lagos, surrounded by music. From singing in church to absorbing the vitality of avenue festivals, her sound is a mixture of all the things she’s lived and cherished. Her breakout observe ‘Attends’, launched in 2022, turned a continent-wide favorite and kicked off a profession that’s been stuffed with momentum.
Now, along with her genre-blending type and sincere storytelling, Brazy is likely one of the artists reshaping what Nigerian music feels like. As a part of her EQUAL Africa function, she’ll be entrance and centre on Spotify’s flagship EQUAL playlist and obtain assist throughout the platform and past.
Spotify’s EQUAL programme helps feminine artists, giving them a world platform by way of playlists, content material and the EQUAL hub. EQUAL has added greater than 6,900 feminine artists to the EQUAL playlist and has supported over 1,000 ambassadors of their residence international locations. By means of EQUAL, Spotify hopes to encourage change and promote a extra inclusive music panorama throughout the globe.
Launched in April 2021, EQUAL Africa is a key part of Spotify’s EQUAL Hub, aimed toward selling gender fairness within the international music trade by way of curated playlists, specialised content material hubs, and collaborative efforts. Through the years, the initiative has beamed the highlight on African artistes equivalent to Yemi Alade, Ayra Starr, Aṣa, Fave, Gyakie, and Somi.