Top Breakout Artistes in Nigeria 2024 That Will Be Top Artistes in 2025
The year 2024 has showcased many breakout artistes in Nigeria. The majority of them show their class even in their debut songs. These stars look to cement their place in the conversation of Afrobeats’ finest talent.
The new breed of artistes coming out of Nigeria must be heavily commended. Why? This is because most of them started their music journey with little or no resources to their name.
Now, they can be proud of how far they have come! In this write-up, we will look at Nigeria’s top ten breakout artistes.
Breakout Artistes In Nigeria in 2024
Here is the list of breakout artistes in Nigeria in 2024:
1. Llona
Have you ever heard someone express his pain in a song? Llona is the one for you. The Kogi-bred artiste is one of the breakout stars in 2024. In fact, he started his trajectory to the music industry right from the North. Llona tries to infuse pain, feeling, and excitement in his tracks.
Llona’s breakthrough came in the year 2024. His breakthrough project, “HBP,” is one of the most talked about projects released. Many fans immediately fell in love with his style of music.
Recently, he also pulled out an amazing crowd for his debut show in Lagos. As usual, the show was electric with fans posting pictures of their time there. There is even more to expect from Llona come 2025!
2. Ayo Maff
Ayo Maff is another artiste who broke out in 2024. Ever since his feature with Fireboy DML, he has become a new sensation to many. One thing people love about Ayo is his versatile style of singing.
His combination of Yoruba and Pidgin English makes his sound even more interesting to listen to.
His song has not gone unnoticed. Recently, Lil Kesh has obtained the services of the Youngin. Aside from that, Ayo Maff has been rumored to be nominated for different awards come December 2024.
3. Qing Madi
There is no way Qing Madi will be exempted from our list. The 2006-born singer is an excellent songwriter and musician. In her short stint as a singer, she has worked with several big names in the music industry.
Some of them include Wizkid, Chike, Kizz Daniel and others. Additionally, Qing Madi has performed in different countries in Africa.
It would interest you that Madi looks up to hardcore rapper, Kendrick Lamar. Qing has always been inspired by the way he writes his songs. Still in Madi, her song “Ole” boasts one of the biggest streams in 2023/2024. Fans and well-wishers are looking forward to what she will do in 2025.
4. Taves
Taves is not just your regular Afrobeats plug, he is more! Taves’s journey to fame started at a very young age. Living in Port Harcourt and Ibadan shaped his sounds. If you want to have a feel of Taves, think of drinking fruit juice along with your favorite snack!
Tave music is so calm and soothing that it gives you inner serenity. Music has been in Taves blood right from a young age. It would interest you to know that Taves started songwriting at the age of 9. You can only imagine what he has become at the age of 21!
In 2024, he was one of the breakout stars to emerge from Nigeria. His song “Eleyele” was so amazing that it attracted the interest of Atlantic Records in the USA.
5. Zerry DL
Zerry DL is another artiste who broke out in 2024. Recall, Zerry DL is signed to Plutomanian Records. Thanks to the guidance of his brother, Zerry has had a remarkable rise to success. Zerry transformation from being a freestyler to an artistes is impressive.
In the music industry, he looks up to different people. Shallipopi has openly confessed to the mastery of Zerry, his brother. To him, Zerry is better and more versatile than him. We cannot help but agree to this because Zerry’s talent is undeniable.
This year, Zerry has been unstoppable with his different hit tracks. His songs such as “Wet on Me,” “Popo,” and “Back 2 Back” have made it to different charts around the world.
6. Bloody Civilian
Bloody Civilian is another artiste who has achieved a lot in 2024. Starting from the North didn’t hamper her growth in the music industry. Fortunately, she worked very hard to get to where she is today.
Bloody Civilian was known to many after she was featured on Odumodublvck’s album. Not long after that, Fireboy featured her as a vixen in his song “Every Day.”
In 2024 alone, Bloody Civilian was featured in the great Bob Marley posthumous album. Only Bloody Civilian and Wizkid were featured in the album. What a great way to announce yourself to the international audience!
7. TML Vibez
Vibez Incorporation’s newest signee is one of the breakout signees of 2024. Looking at how he has evolved from being an ordinary songwriter to an artiste is worth studying. Of course, TML Vibez adopted the name, Vibes due to his affiliation with Seyi Vibes.
First off, TML Vibez got the attention of the fans after the release of his EP called “Timileyin”. The album featured a song titled “GOATED,” which debuted on the Nigerian Apple Chart after its release.
With the guidance of Seyi Vibes, Timileyin (TML) is expected to do even more in the coming months and years as we all wait!
8. Fido
There is no doubt that “Awolowo” was one of the stand-out songs in 2024. The song made the number one spot in the Nigerian Apple Music Chart. The owner of that song, Fido made it clear that he is not here to joke.
Recently, the song “Awolowo” attracted the interest of Tiwa Savage. Not long ago, he released another track called ” Mr. Lover.” This song is designed to solidify his place in the music industry.
9. Fola
Fola is another breakout star in 2024. Fola is currently signed to “Dagbana Republic”. He recently made waves after dropping a series of freestyles on his page.
Fola received praise for his prowess in singing. Apart from Bella Shmurda, he attracted the interest of many music executives. However, Bella Shmurda was one with the best offer for him.
10. Minz
Minz’s trajectory to fame is something that needs to be commended. Coming from a humble background helped Minz reach his potential. He worked very hard to get to where he is.
Just this year alone, Minz has worked with Davido, Tekno, and others. That is not all! His debut album, “By Any Minz,” has emerged as one of the best albums in 2024.
The project possesses many interesting songs. In one month of his release, Minz amassed over 5 million streams on all platforms.
The Summary
All in all, the music industry in Nigeria is now saturated with talent. There are now enough names to look out for when you are on different streaming platforms.
Is there a name you think we are missing from the list? kindly let us know in the comment box. Thanks for reading, and share it, please!
