Global Afrobeats star Ayra Starr goes solo and lets loose on “Dance,” track nine off her third studio album “Starrgirl.”
On a 16-track album packed with big features – Wizkid, Rema, ZAYN, Leon Thomas, Danny Ocean – the solo records carry a different kind of pressure. Nobody to share the spotlight, no name to lean on. “Dance” lands right in the middle of “Starrgirl,” sandwiched between “Ms. Paper” featuring Theodora and “Where Do We Go,” which tells you exactly what role it plays. It is the album’s exhale. The moment where the music stops being about relationships or reflection and just wants you to move.
For an artist who started as a teenage debut act in 2021, it is worth noting how comfortable Ayra sounds carrying a record alone in 2026. There is no desperation in the energy here – just confidence. She has been building toward this version of herself since “19 & Dangerous,” and “Dance” is proof that she has arrived.
If “Starrgirl” has been serious in places, this is the record that reminds you it was always meant to be fun too. Stream “Dance” and let us know – does this one belong on your next playlist?
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