{"id":893248,"date":"2026-03-21T03:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/check-out-the-ayra-starr-new-song-everyone-is-talking-about\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:18:52","slug":"check-out-the-ayra-starr-new-song-everyone-is-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/check-out-the-ayra-starr-new-song-everyone-is-talking-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the Ayra Starr new song everyone is talking about"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header id=\"site-header\"><\/header>\n<div><main><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-211405-edited.png\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Here is the snippet of Ayra Starr&#8217;s new song that fans just can&#8217;t stop talking about ahead of her first lead release of 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has officially signalled the start of her 2026 musical chapter with a new song. On February 24, 2026, the artist took to her verified Instagram page to share a tantalising snippet of what is set to be her first single of the year, reportedly titled &#8220;Where Do We Go&#8221; and stylised as #WDWG. This teaser has already sent shockwaves through her global fanbase, generating excitement not just for the music but for its striking visual direction.<\/p>\n<p>The shared clip features Starr in a monochromatic purple makeup look, exuding a sense of &#8220;purple glamour&#8221; against an industrial backdrop. The video opens with a confident two-word command from the artist, &#8220;<em>Yep, play&#8221;<\/em>, before launching into the rhythmic, high-energy sound that has become her trademark. Industry insiders have described this new sound as a bold step into a more mature and intentional phase of her artistry.<\/p>\n<p>This latest release follows a historic 2025 for the Mavin Records and Roc Nation star. Her previous album, <em>The Year I Turned 21<\/em>, crossed the one-billion-stream mark on Spotify late last year, making her the first Nigerian female artist to achieve such a milestone. Fans are viewing &#8220;Where Do We Go&#8221; as the highly anticipated solo follow-up to her massive 2025 collaborations, including &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/lyrics\/gimme-dat-lyrics-by-ayra-starr-ft-wizkid\/\">Gimme Dat<\/a>&#8221; featuring Wizkid, which earned her a 2026 Grammy nomination, and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/lyrics\/whos-dat-girl-lyrics-by-ayra-starr-x-rema\/\">Who\u2019s Dat Girl<\/a>&#8221; featuring Rema.<\/p>\n<p>The new single is expected to be the lead track for her third studio album, which she recently confirmed is complete and slated for a 2026 release. As of early 2026, Ayra Starr remains one of the most-streamed female artists in Nigeria, and with the #WDWG era officially underway, her dominance in the industry shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVJp29ADLYF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<div id=\"pop-up-newsletter\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"pop-up-close\" src=\"http:\/\/notjustok.com\/wp-content\/themes\/notjustok\/assets\/images\/close.png\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> Funmilayo Kanmodi<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/news\/ayra-starr-new-song-everyone-is-talking-about\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the snippet of Ayra Starr&#8217;s new song that fans just can&#8217;t stop talking about ahead of her first lead release of 2026. Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has officially signalled the start of her 2026 musical chapter with a new song. On February 24, 2026, the artist took to her verified Instagram page to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":893249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1762,1962],"tags":[6890,14823],"class_list":{"0":"post-893248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-check","8":"category-starr","9":"tag-check","10":"tag-starr"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/893249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}