Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- A recent Spotify data has revealed a surprising trend: a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.

Forget candlelit dinners; a recent study found that Nigerians are turning to their playlists to process their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.

This Valentine's, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it's louder than ever before.

One heartbreak that Nigerians collectively mourned was the tragic passing of street pop artiste Mohbad.

Unsurprisingly, the data shows that on Valentine's Day in 2024, Egwu by Chike and Mohbad ranked among Nigerians' top three most-streamed songs.

Other tracks that topped the charts inclu...