Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr has been confirmed as one of the acts for the 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, adding another major international stage to a year that has already taken her far beyond Nigeria.

Organisers unveiled the full 2027 lineup on Wednesday, November 11. Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA will headline the three days of the festival, which holds in California in April 2027 across two consecutive weekends.

Ayra Starr appears on the bill alongside acts such as Don Toliver, Kygo, Becky G, Victoria Monét, Tove Lo and BABYMONSTER, among others. Passes go on sale on November 13 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

The two-time Grammy nominee heads to the desert at a high point in her career. She recently released her third studio album, Starrgirl, and performed at the halftime show of an NFL International Game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

A day after that show, she announced a 20-date Starrgirl World Tour covering Europe, the United Kingdom and North America between January and April 2027, which puts her on the road right up to the festival.

Her Coachella booking adds to the growing presence of Afrobeats on the biggest stages in the world, with Nigerian artistes increasingly landing slots at major global festivals and events.

For Ayra Starr, it is another step in a rapid rise that began with her breakout in the early 2020s and has since made her one of the leading female voices in the genre.

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