Spotify said the rankings reflect a new era in which Nigerian artistes blend Yoruba, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin and English with other global languages to connect with audiences worldwide. The Global Impact List further highlighted the multilingual nature of contemporary Nigerian music through the song titled “Goals”, a collaboration involving Nigerian singer, Rema, Brazilian pop star, Anitta, K-pop artiste, LISA and FIFA Sound. Spotify said the first half rankings showed that listeners were increasingly discovering music beyond language boundaries, with songs in Yoruba, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Korean connecting audiences through shared emotions, culture and creativity.