| AYRA | Nigerian singer making her Glastonbury debut (4,5) |
| STARR | Nigerian singer making her Glastonbury debut (4,5) |
| FANTASIA | With 29-Across, singer making her film debut in the upcoming "The Color Purple" |
| JOLENE | Dolly Parton's song which was her first UK top 10 hit and which charted again after her Glastonbury performance in 2014 (6) |
| DELREY | Recording artist who arrived late for her Glastonbury slot (4,3,3) |
| LANA | Recording artist who arrived late for her Glastonbury slot (4,3,3) |
| AYRASTARR | Nigerian singer behind Gimme Dat ft Wizkid (4,5) |
| MESSABOUT | Potter: Punk singer making comeback, unhip (4,5) |
| GANGPLANK | Band with famous singer making independent label agree, initially, to provide access to smack? (9) |
| PHILANDER | Making her lip curl around and play the field (9) |
| DEBUTANTE | Young lady making her entrance into society (9) |
| SADE | Nigerian singer, or her band |
| JONN | Young ___ is a Nigerian singer and songwriter making waves (4) |
| AFROPOP | Genre for the Nigerian singer Wizkid |
| TEMS | Nigerian singer with the EP "For Broken Ears" |
| PATTI | ____ Boulaye, British-Nigerian singer who won New Faces in 1978 (5) |
| REMA | Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor's stage name |
| TENI | Single-named Nigerian singer |
| HARRYSTYLES | One Direction singer making his feature film debut in "Dunkirk": 2 wds. |
| CONTRALTO | Singer making mess of carol, not keeping time |