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Audiomack Names Asake 2022 ‘Artiste Of The Year’
Audiomack Names Asake 2022 ‘Artiste Of The Year’
Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, a Nigerian sensation and raving fuji-amapiano fusion artiste, has been named Audiomack’s 2022 Artiste of the Year.
According to the popular streaming platform, Asake earned the honor because of his wholesome preamble to the pack of hit songs delivered in 2022, as well as his excellent musical performances in featured tracks.
In January, Asake, a signee to legendary Nigerian rapper Olamide’s YBNL label, released the celebratory “Omo Ope,” featuring Olamide himself, which introduced Nigerian listeners to his spirited persona.
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Ololade Asake’s debut EP Ololade Asake was released in February and continued Asake’s rise with the suggestive “Sungba.”
In a press release uploaded on the website of the streaming platform on Thursday, December 15, 2022, it read, “In September, Asake released his debut album, Mr Money With The Vibe, a 30-minute bombardment of party-starters which amassed over 330 million streams on Audiomack, making its debut at No. 66 on the Billboard 200.
“Mr Money With The Vibe set the record as the highest-charting debut album from a Nigerian artist ever.
“Asake’s tone centres on using his journey as a case study for overcoming the struggles of young Nigerians. Prior to this year’s breakthrough, he spent many years toiling in the entertainment space.
“By the time he broke into the scene, it seemed like streaming and local radio charts were waiting for him to take his place at the top, which his songs did,” Audiomack wrote.
Asake’s achievements quickly became superfluous, with crooners such as “PBUY,” “Bandana” with Fireboy DML, and then a deal with independent juggernaut EMPIRE, to sing “Terminator.”
“This year, Asake redefined what it means to be a breakout artist. Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise.
“Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else, to the point of putting South African music heavyweights on notice,” the statement added.
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