{
  "id": 889994,
  "title": "Afrobeats Superstar Ayra Starr on the Freedom She Felt Making ‘Starrgirl’: ‘I Kept Telling People, “Let Me Cook!”’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/afrobeats-superstar-ayra-starr-on-the-freedom-she-felt-making",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T17:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ayra-starr-starrgirl-afrobeats-1236834684/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr is getting her hair blow-dried when she casually mentions that she has a plane to catch in an hour. It is less than 48 hours before release day, and our conversation has already been moved around to accommodate her recovery from surgery (the specific reason for which she has not […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}