alté artists
5 published alté artists, led by Ayra Starr, Cruel Santino and PsychoYP.
At a glance
5 published alté artists; 3 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 4 tier 3
- 5
- Release groups
- 30
- Studio albums
- 3
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 3
- Timeline events
- 8
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 19.6M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 5 years
- Full biographies
- 5
- Biography words
- 5,879
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2020s (1 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 2020s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most alté artists. Nigeria leads with 3.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with alté. The most shared is African popular music, with 4 artists in both.
Covers from alté
3 studio albums have verified cover art. The 3 shown come from the most famous artists.
Starrgirl
Ayra Starr · 2026
The Year I Turned 21
Ayra Starr · 2024
19 & Dangerous
Ayra Starr · 2021
Leaders
Ayra Starr has the most release groups (30); Ayra Starr the longest career (5 years).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Ayra Starr | 30 |
Most decorated
No artists with awards recorded.
Most famous alté artists

Ayra Starr
Benin · Person · born 2002
contemporary R&B, African popular music, Nigerian hip hop, alté
19.6M listeners · 35 wikis
Cruel Santino
Nigeria · Person · born 1992
hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, African popular music, alté
2 wikis
PsychoYP
Nigeria · Person · born 1998
trap music, alternative hip-hop, drill, African popular music, alté, Afroswing
2 wikis

BOJ
Person · born 1994
hip-hop, African popular music, alté
1 wikis
Teezee
Nigeria · Person
hip-hop, alté, Afro fusion
1 wikis