Top 10 best Musicians in Nigeria 2025

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Franklin IzuchukwuCrypto Writer, Business Writer and Radiographer

Wizkid has been dubbed a music legend for taking after Fela Kuti and contributing immensely to the African sound's global acceptance (Afrobeats).

The Afrobeats singer has always been compared to his colleague, Davido - another big Nigerian music industry player.

Wizkid tops the top 10 best musicians in Nigeria in 2025 with a total of 158 awards.

Wizkid has recorded studio albums with one EP, some of which are:

• Superstar
• Ayo
• Sound from the other side (SFTOS)
• Made in Lagos
• Soundman Vol 1 (EP)
• Morayo (2024)

Superstar was the debut album that introduced Wizkid to Nigeria; it was highly anticipated and later won the best album under Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Wizkid's album, Sound from the other side (SFTOS), was also a success; the album made Wizkid the Ojuelegba coroner.

SFTOS and Made in Lagos peaked at Number 2 (billboard chart) in US World Albums while gaining favourable positions in many other foreign Billboard charts.

In 2018, Wizkid became the first Afrobeats musician to make the 2018 Guinness World Records contribute to "One Dance" - Drake's song.

Wizkid is the most awarded African artist in BET history; in 2012 and 2017, Wizkid won the Best International Act category.

In 2020 Wizkid was also among the recipients of the BET Her Award due to his collaboration with Beyonce in the Brown skin Girl track.

Wizkid has won lot of other awards including:

• Best African Act Video (2015)
• Best African Act (2021)
• Afrobeats Artist of the Year (2023)
• iHeartRadio Titanium Award (2023)
• Best African Music Artist (2025)

As one of the best musicians in Nigeria, Wizkid's songs are also popular on top streaming platforms like Spotify. Wizkid has over 10.1 billion total streams from his songs on Spotify ranking him #1 on our list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria 2025.

Burna Boy is a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer. Afro-fusion slightly differs from Afrobeats; the former has a mix of the Afrobeats sound, dancehall, reggae, American rap and R&B music genre.

Burna Boy is on Clacified's list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria 2025. As stated earlier, the list of the top 10 best musicians in Nigeria is based on the total number of awards and song streams at this publication.

Burna boy ranks as the 2nd best musician in Nigeria with 96 awards to his name. Burna Boy is also the first contemporary Nigerian musician to win the Grammy award in recent times.

Burna Boy's hit single "Like to Party" brought him to fame in 2012. "Like to party" was part of his first album release titled L.I.F.E.; Burna Boy released the album in 2013.

Burna Boy has shattered many glass ceilings on his way to the top; Burna Boy won Best International Act during the 2019 B.E.T. Awards.

Burna Boy was also nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards following his 4th studio album, "The African Giant". However, he didn't win the award.

Burna Boy was also nominated and won for the same category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Burna Boy is the first Nigerian to be nominated back to back in Grammy. Burna Boy has released lot of albums, some of which are:

• L.I.F.E. (2013)
• On a Spaceship (2015)
• Outside (2018)
• The African Giant (2019)
• Twice as Tall (2020)
• Bundle By Bundle (2024)
• Higher (2024)
• Update (2025)

Burna Boy's E.P.s:

• Redemption (2016)
• Steel & Copper  (2019)

Buna Boy has also made a name for himself in the Nigerian music industry with his songs getting over 20.7 million total streams on top streaming platforms like Spotify ranking him #2 on our list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria 2025.

Davido is another Nigerian music legend. Davido was born into a billionaire family, but hard work seems to have paved the way for the Nigerian singer.

Davido made Clacified's top 10 best musicians in Nigeria in 2025 due to his numerous awards. Davido ranks as the 3rd best musician in Nigeria with a total award of 85.

Davido's second single, "Dami Duro", brought the singer to fame. "Dami Duro" was part of his first album 'Omo Baba Olowo' released in 2012.

One of Davido's early awards that recognized how far he would go was Headies' 'Next Rated' award (2012). Davido also won Outstanding International Song Award for “Hmmm”in 2025.

Davido has authored many hit singles like:

• Gobe
• Skelewu
• One of a kind
• Aye
• Owo Ni Koko
• If
• Fall
• Awuke etc.

Davido is also known for being active on social media and engaging more often with his fans. Davido is accredited with at least 3 studio albums and 1 EP:

• Omo Baba Olowo (2012)
• Son of Mercy - EP (2016)
• A Good Time (2019)
• A Better Time (2020)

Davido's EP 'Son of Mercy' was recorded when he was with Sony's RCA Records; Davido later renegotiated the Sony deal to have more control over his sound and lyrics. It was after this that Davido released the two hit singles 'If' and 'fall'.

Davido's "Fall" later made the Billboard and became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history, "If", on the other hand, garnered lots of airplay in Nigeria.

Just like other top musicians on our list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria, Davido's top songs on popular streaming platforms are doing excellently well with over 7.9 million total streams on Spotify.

Allegedly, Davido was involved in a Bar fight with Nigerian Afro-fusion Singer Burna Boy. Clacified took out time to analyse the richest between Davido and Wizkid

2Baba is a household name that breeds music, quality and Africanism.

2Face, or 2baba as he is popularly called, is one of the most celebrated Nigerian artists. In 2015 2Baba became the first winner of MTV Europe, Best African Act Award.

2Baba ranks as the 4th Best musician in Nigeria 2025 based on the singer's number of awards.

The Afro-pop singer formally changed his name from Tuface to 2baba in 2016.

2Baba, Faze, and Blackface was part of a trio music group known as the Plantashun Boiz, the trio later disbanded in 2004.

Following the group's disbandment in 2004, 2Baba later released a solo album, "Face 2 Face", a hit record that solidified his viability as a single artist.

2Baba's 2006 single, "African Queen," received favourable reviews internationally. 2Baba hass released other hit songs including:

• Rainbow
• Implication
• African Queen (Remix)
• Ashewo
• KUKU GOOGLE AM etc.

2Baba has also received more awards some of which are:

• 1 MTV Europe Music Award
• 1 World Music Award
• 5 Headies Awards(Hip-hop award),
• 4 Channel O Music Video Awards
• 1 BET award
• 4 MTV Africa Music Awards
• 1 MOBO award
• 1 KORA award and
• 3 Afrima Awards.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange awarded 2Baba as a Good cause Ambassador in 2019.

As one of the best musicians in Nigeria, Tuface's songs have also garnered lot of streams on top streaming platforms notably Spotify. Tuface's songs have over 503k total streams on Spotify.

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D'banj, is a name to reckon with in Nigerian mainstream entertainment.

D'banj, also known as the Kokomaster, made our list of the top 10 best musicians in Nigeria in 2025 because of his number of awards. D'banj is acclaimed to have accepted a total of 40 awards while in the music industry.

With the above basis, D'banj ranks as the 5th best musician in Nigeria. The fact that D'banj ranks as one of the best musicians in Nigeria based on Clacified's criteria shows you that he is not a novice in the game.

D'banj was recognized internationally after releasing his 2012 hit single "Oliver Twist". Oliver twist topped many international charts after initial release; Oliver Twist topped the African charts in 2011, was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012, and reached No. 2 on the UK R&B chart.

D'banji has won several international and local awards including:

• Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,
• Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009,
• Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and
• Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, he also won the
• Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards
• Nigeria Entertainment Award 2023
• Africa Music Legend Award 2024

D'banji worked as a security guard in a UK studio where Don Jazzy was working. Don Jazzy saw the talent in D'Banji and proceeded to produce a single "Tongolo"; with him after the duo returned to Lagos in 2005. The single later became a hit, giving D'banji his first endorsement deal.

D'banji has released lot of other hit songs including:

• Fall in Love
• Mr. Endowed
• Gbono Feli FeliIt's Going
• Tongolo
• Why me

D'banji's songs have garnered over 522K total streams on Spotify. He has won a total of 40 wards ranking him #5 on our list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria.

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Simisola Kosoko is the sixth on our list of the top 10 best musicians in Nigeria. Simi is a singer and song writer.

Simi is married to Nigerian Afro singer Adekunle Gold, and they both share a daughter.

Simi started his music career as a gospel singer. Simi gained an audience in Nigeria after releasing her hit single "Tiff" in 2014.

Simi has released 4 studio albums and 1 Ep.

• Ogaju (2008)
• Chemistry (with Falz) (2016)
• Simisola (2017)
• Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 (2019)
• Restless II (2020) - EP

Simi won the 2016 Headies award for Best Collaboration and Best Vocal Performance (Female).

Simi has also received awards from

• Nigerian Entertainment Awards,
• AFRIMA Awards,
• Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, etc.

Simi has a lot of listeners on Spotify giving her over 1.1 million total streams from her songs which include: Duduke, Doyin, Chemistry, Jericho, etc.

Olamide, also known as Baddo or BaddoSneh, was the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Cîroc.

Olamide is on Clacified's list of top 10 best Musicians in Nigeria 2025. Olamide ranks as the 7th best musician in Nigeria with a total award of 25.

The fact that Olamide has raked a total of 22 awards shows you he manages his music niche quite alright.

Olamide is known to steer the wheel on the Nigerian hip-hop genre.

Olamide's first album was titled "Rapsodi" and was released in 2011; its lead single "Omo To Shan" brought Olamide into prominence.

Olamide has won many awards from The headies, Nigerian entertainment Awards, Nigerian Music video awards etc.

Olamide has released a lot of songs including:

• Jinja
• New Religion
• Loading (feat. Bad Boy Timz)
• Infinity (feat. Omah Lay)

Olamide, just like other musicians on our list of top 10 best musicians in Nigeria also has lot of listeners on Spotify giving him over 3.8 million total streams.

Tiwatope Savage is a Nigerian singer and musician. Tiwa Savage ranks as the 8th best musician in Nigeria with a total of 23 awards.

Tiwa Savage's first album, "Once Upon a Time", was released in 2013 under Don Jazzy's Marvin record label.

Tiwa Savage was the first woman to win the Best African Act category during the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards and has won other wards including The Headies, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, City People Entertainment Awards, etc.

Tiwa savage has also released lot of songs some of which are:

• Once Upon a Time 
• R.E.D
• Sugarcane
• Celia (2020) as albums.
• Koroba
• Stamina
• Ma Lo
• Loaded

Tiwa Savage has also appeared in notable TV shows like Shuga and Jenifar's diary.

As one of the best musician in Nigeria, Tiwa Savage has over 2.9 million total streams from her songs on Spotify.

Folarin Falana, AKA Falz, ranks as the 9th best musician in Nigeria. Falz made the list of top 10 best musicians in Nigerian 2025 based on the number of awards.

Falz's single "Marry Me" brought him to prominence. He later released his first album in 2014. Falz has released other songs like

• Bop Daddy
• Soft Work
• This Is Nigeria
• Soldier
• Jeje

Falz won the Viewer's Choice Best New International Act for the 2016 BET Awards. Falz has also wo lot of other awards like: The Headies Awards:, Best Rap Album, Album of the Year, BET Awards:, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, City People Entertainment Awards, etc

Falz songs on top streaming platforms like Spotify has over 613k total streams.

Falz is known to participate in social issues and has used his music to highlight social ills bordering Nigeria.

Falz was active during the EndSars protest; he beckoned on his fellow celebrities to join the fight to end police brutality in Nigeria.

Patoranking, whose real name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, is the last on our list of best musicians in Nigeria for 2025.

The reggae-dancehall musician hails from Ebonyi state but was raised in Lagos state. Patoranking made the airwaves in Nigeria after signing a record deal with Foston Musik and released his hit single "Girlie O."

The hit single charted at No. 9 on MTV Base's Official Naija Top 10 chart. Patoranking's "Daniella Whine" and "My Woman, My Everything" also topped at MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart.

Patoranking has also released other hit song some of which are:

• No Kissing Baby
• his Kind Love
• Abule
• Love You Die (feat. Diamond Platnumz)
• Kolo Kolo
• Suh Different

Patoranking's also has lot of fan base with his songs on Spotify having over 1.4 million total streams.

In 2015, Patoranking won the Best New Act on MTV Africa Music Awards. Patoranking has also added 11 more awards to his collections making him the 10th best musician in Nigeria.