By DEBORAH ENWEREM

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has announced a 20-city world tour in support of her third studio album, Starrgirl.

Details posted on the singer’s official website show that the tour will begin on Jan. 20, 2027, in Cologne, Germany, and cover cities across Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.

The tour will continue to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Zurich and Brussels before arriving in London on Feb. 2.

It will resume on March 18 in the United States with stops in Houston, Texas, and continue to Dallas, Atlanta, Silver Spring, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver.

The tour is scheduled to end on April 14 in San Francisco, California.

The tour will support Starrgirl, a 16-track album released on Aug. 14 through Mavin Records and Republic Records.

The album features collaborations with ZAYN, Leon Thomas, Wizkid, Rema, kwn, Danny Ocean and Theodora.

According to Live Nation, the tour promoter, the album debuted at number two on Spotify’s Global Top Albums Chart, recording 3.9 million streams on its first full day.

Confirming the tour in an on Instagram post, the singer wrote: “STARRGIRL WORLD TOUR.

“Africa, I’ll see y’all in December”.

The tour announcement follows the singer’s historic performance at the halftime show during the Philadelphia Eagles-Jacksonville Jaguars NFL International Game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Oct. 11.

It further highlights Starr’s growing profile and the increasing global recognition of Nigerian music. (NAN)