Asake and Wizkid’s highly-anticipated collaboration “MMS” has made history by setting a new record for the biggest first-day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 870,000 streams.
This feat has surpassed the previous record of 626,000 held by Wizkid’s “IDK” featuring Zlatan.
This achievement further underscores the immense popularity of both artists and the album ‘Lungu Boy‘.
Afrobeats sensation Asake has revealed that Grammy-winning artist Wizkid is a significant influence on his music.
This admission comes as Asake’s third studio album, “Lungu Boy,” features a highly anticipated collaboration with Wizkid on the track “MMS” (Mr Money Sound).
Asake expressed enthusiasm for working with Wizkid, citing him as a musical inspiration since his early days as an aspiring artist in Lagos.
He wrote: “It’s no secret that Wizkid is one of my music inspirations. As a young striving artiste in Lagos, I’ve been waiting for that right song so when the opportunity came it was a no brainer.
“‘MMS’ stands for ‘Mr Money Sound’ and it explains my music journey.”
Afrobeat singer Asake has announced the upcoming release of his third studio album, “Lungu Boy”, set to drop on August 9, 2024.
The album would be an exciting addition to Asake’s discography, featuring a star-studded lineup of guest performers, including Wizkid, Central Cee, Stormzy, and Ludmilla.
The album’s tracklist boasts 15 infectious tracks, including the recently released single “Active”, a collaboration with American rapper and producer Travis Scott.
This upbeat party-starting hit combines era-defining Amapiano log drums with Dance elements, setting the tone for the album’s eclectic sound.
Music sensation Asake is set to make history again as he prepares to headline the iconic O2 Arena in London for the second time.
The sold-out show, scheduled for September 21, 2024, is part of his highly anticipated “Lungu Boy” world tour, set to kick off in August 2024.
Asake’s rapid rise to international stardom has been marked by a string of chart-topping hits and critically acclaimed albums.
His latest project, “Lungu Boy,” will be his third album in three years and fourth project since January 2022.
The “Lungu Boy” tour promises to be an unforgettable experience, with stops in Europe, America, and Australia.
Sensational singer, Asake, has announced the start date for his highly anticipated “Lungu Boy World Tour”.
The tour is set to kick off in June 2024, at the Afronation festival in Portmatio, followed by a headlining performance at the Wireless Festival in London on July 13, 2024.
Asake will then embark on a journey across the United States, performing at iconic arenas such as the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Toyota Centre in Houston, and the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York.
The tour will also make stops in Europe and Australia, with performances at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles, Zenith Arena in Paris, Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin, AFAS Live in Amsterdam, Palladium in Cologne, Sarena in Dublin, and Promiseland in Australia.
This milestone performance at Madison Square Garden will make Asake the fourth Nigerian artist to headline the venue, joining the likes of Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido.
Afrobeats superstar Ahmed Ololade aka Asake said he is not sad over his Grammy loss to South Africa’s Tyla.
The Nation reported that Tyla’s ‘Water’ defeated Asake’s ‘Amapiano’ and other Nigerian songs to win the maiden Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammys.
However, speaking in a recent interview with GQ magazine, the ‘Mr Money With The Vibe’ crooner said he doesn’t take it as a loss.
According to him, he is upbeat that he might get more Grammy nominations and probably win next year.
“It [Grammy loss] is not a loss for me. I might just get more next year. In my head, I was not even taking it too seriously,” he said.
On his mind space for his sophomore album, ‘Work Of Art,’ Asake said: “People don’t really know me because I’m quiet.
“So everybody started seeing me as a mystery. ‘Work of Art’ is just for them to know me. You have to understand I’m human, but you can’t just deny the heart in me.”
Indigenous singer, Ahmed Ololade popularly known as Asake, has lamented it is difficult to secure a job in Nigeria with tattoos.
The artist, who has a neck tattoo, said he couldn’t work for any company or do business because of the stereotypes about tattoos in Nigeria.
Asake, who featured in the latest issue of GQ magazine, said: “In Nigeria, if you have a tattoo on your neck, you can’t work anywhere. I can’t work for any company. I can’t sell anything.”
He also spoke about his “sudden stardom,” stressing that his rise in the music industry was not an “overnight success” as it seems.
“You have to understand: I got there in two years but I’ve been working for years. People are counting the days you’re successful. They don’t count the days you’ve been working towards it. Nobody gives a fvck about that,” Asake said.
Afrobeat sensation Asake has made a shocking move as he empties his Instagram page by deleting all posts and unfollowing everyone.
The ‘Lonely At The Top’ crooner, also didn’t spare his YBNL boss, Olamide and his close friend, Yhemo Lee.
The Nation observed his page is still empty as of the time of filing this report.
Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy and his colleagues, Asake and Rema failed to clinch an award at the UK’s highest profile music awards ceremony, Brit Awards.
The Nation reported the duo of Burna Boy and Asake was nominated in the Best International Act of the Year category but lost to American star, SZA.
While Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ also lost the gong for the Best International Song of the Year to Miley Cyrus ‘Flowers.’
This year’s edition held at London’s 02 Arena over the weekend.
Despite the loss, Rema closed the ceremony with an electrifying performance of his hit song, ‘Calm Down.’
He became just the second African artist to perform at the BRITs after Burna Boy who performed at the ceremony in 2019.
Meanwhile Raye has extended her record as the artist with the most wins in one year in BRITs history.
She garnered six awards last night, including Best New Artist, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best R&B Act and Songwriter of the Year.
Afrobeats singer Asake has come under heavy criticism for ‘disrespecting’ the Christian faith following the release of his music video ‘Only Me’.
Barely hours after the video release, the Christian community called him out over some depictions in the music video.
In the video for his new song, Asake, alongside his backup singers and dancers, portrayed themselves as priests conducting a mass in a Catholic church with angelic rings on their heads.
The relationship therapist Solomon Buchi and several Nigerians expressed disgust on social media for Asake’s choice of props.
Buchi labelled Asake’s actions “disrespectful” and questioned why Christians still supported his music.
In his words: “Asake keeps disrespecting the Christian faith in his music videos. Dramatizing giving the Eucharist, robed up in priestly regalia for a music video that has no connection with Christianity is disrespectful.
“In his Bandana video, he depicts black goats trooping into the church, with cloven tongues of fire above weird men. Asake, I think, is a Muslim. Why doesn’t he go above and beyond to embarrass his Muslim faith in this same way?
“Why do Christians even listen to these musicians who bluntly disrespect Christianity?”.
Pearlpelay1 said: “Christianity is the most disrespected religion especially in Nigeria. Asake is not even a Christian. He can’t try with his own religion.”
etzsylva stated: “This is actually disrespectful to the Catholic Church
Christianity is so disrespected.”
Bidal4Life opined: “Yall are hypocritical. The same people telling Davido not to Fold that time are the ones getting riled up now. Life comes at you so fast.”
MrChimaobikanu added: “Christianity has suffered! Christians need to start being more radical like their Muslim counterparts.”
temiszn stated: “These are the issues.”